Development
From site suitability to stakeholder engagement, consent to construction our Planning and Development team provide the technical expertise and knowledge to support the development of projects of any scale.
Why Work with Us
The planning process can be perplexing but our team of RTPI qualified planners have years of experience both in consultancy and in local authority roles and so we understand the intricacies of the system better than anyone, providing an expert guide for our clients to navigate the planning landscape. We know that each project is different. We adapt to the needs of our clients, working with our in-house pool of highly qualified specialists or where relevant trusted suppliers in order to tailor the best team for the job.
Our team incorporates project management and ecological specialists and has significant experience in carrying out stakeholder and community engagement allowing us to cover a broad range of client requirements during project development, consents submission and during the construction phases of a project.
This means we can support clients through every stage of the development process. whether that’s supporting the origination of sites, creating and delivering a successful strategy to secure project consents or managing a range of consultants required to support the planning process.
People skills are as important to us as technical expertise, so clients can put their trust in our team to communicate your project whether it be through stakeholder engagement and consultation or presenting technical evidence at planning meetings and committees.
“We’re quite dynamic as a business. We can quite quickly position ourselves and really get into the trenches of a project with clients using our experience to minimise project risks and maximise the chance of positive planning outcomes.”
James Wheater
Planning and Development Director
Key capabilities
Whether it be planning permission or energy consents we will identify all consent requirements for your project and develop a plan to achieve key project consents. Our experts can prepare, submit and manage all planning and environmental consents, ensuring all consents are robust and deliverable.
We can carry out and manage a wide range of ecological services to support your project needs including Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Protected Species Surveys and Licensing and Biodiveristy Net Gain Assessments.
Innovative and robust mapping, GIS and spatial data underpin all our services. Our bespoke GIS portal provides a unique project tool for site finding, monitoring, reporting and engagement whilst our GIS team can support with drawings and mapping for your projects.
Our experts can provide a broad spectrum of tailored advice including technical town planning guidance and expert ecological input as well as representing clients as expert planning witnesses for planning committee/hearings if required. We can confidently identify risks and develop solutions to mitigate and manage these for our clients.
Building relationships and up front, honest communication is at the heart of the B&P approach and key to successful delivery. We can lead all stakeholder engagement and consultations, for both statutory and non-statutory stakeholders, to support each project.
We can support clients through the pre-construction and construction phases of projects by providing a range of services to discharge conditions and manage secondary consents including the provision of
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Land Offshore
Land Offshore
We’re one of the UK’s leading specialists in offshore energy infrastructure developments, highly skilled at assembling land rights and offering detailed land referencing, strategic advice and project management.
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Land Onshore
Land Onshore
In this fast-paced sector we offer a dynamic, industry-leading service to support delivery of onshore renewables including wind, solar and hydrogen projects.
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Marine Services
Marine Services
Our specialist Marine division offers highly valuable advice, analysis and liaison services to our offshore clients built on extensive experience and longstanding relationships within the fishing industry.
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Construction
Construction
The Swiss army knife of the business, our Construction team have every tool and skill required to support the successful completion of projects on the ground.
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Networks
Networks
Our Networks team have years of experience within the utilities sector, using their extensive industry knowledge and contacts to negotiate land agreements, provide strategic advice and management for projects across the UK and beyond.
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Land Information
Land Information
Our Land Information team are at the forefront of the industry combining unmatched land referencing research and understanding with innovative GIS tools and technologies which are at the core of all of our services.
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