strategic Planning Advice for Small
Development Sites

Who We Work With

Small developers delivering schemes typically between 5 - 20 dwellings  
Builders looking to move into residential development  
Landowners promoting sites for development  
Purchasers assessing planning risk before committing to land

How We Support Projects

Our focus is on identifying planning risk early, establishing a clear and defensible strategy and guiding projects through the planning process with constructive engagement to achieve viable, deliverable outcomes.

Planning Risk & Site Appraisal

Clear assessment of planning policy, site constraints, and realistic development potential to inform early commercial decision making.

Pre-Application Strategy

Advice on scale, layout, and planning approach, including engagement with
Cornwall Council where appropriate.

Planning Applications & Negotiation

Preparation and management of planning applications, including ongoing dialogue with officers to address issues and secure consent.

Challenging or Sensitive Sites

Strategic advice for constrained, refused, or policy-sensitive sites requiring
a robust and carefully justified approach.

Planning Permission Granted -9 Dwellings, Cornwall

Our role included:

Planning strategy and advice
Preparation planning application
negotiation with the local planning authority

A constrained site within an established settlement, requiring careful consideration of planning policy, layout, access, and neighbouring uses.

Planning permission was granted for nine dwellings following a clear planning strategy and constructive engagement with the local planning authority.

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Site location and application boundary for a nine dwelling residential development in Cornwall.

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Early planning advice can significantly reduce risk and help establish
whether a site is realistically capable of securing planning permission

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