Services

Town Planning

Town Planning is at the heart of what we do. This is supported by related expertise in Project Management, Environment and Research, key skills that enable us to deliver our core planning objectives and manage the planning process.
 
Our strength lies in our ability to ensure that our advice embraces all aspects and issues that could affect timing or outcome during the planning process - especially where we work in partnership with other consultants and professionals.
 
We believe in setting out a clear strategy and timescale for the preparation, submission and promotion of any development scheme. This is an important consideration given the all too familiar propensity for delay.
 
We recognise there is often a need to provide both certainty and at the same time retain flexibility through the planning process and especially in detailed policies and the wording of planning permissions. These are key ingredients to viable development and the realisation of regeneration or development objectives. In doing so, we seek to provide our clients with permitted schemes that can be promoted to the widest potential purchasers, tenants and investors.
 
Alliance provides the following key Planning Services:
 
  • Planning Appraisals
  • Applications, Appeals and Expert Evidence
  • Strategic Planning Advice and Strategic Site Searches
  • Enforcement and Lawful Development
  • Master Planning, Site Layout, Urban Design
  • Development Planning/Policy Representations and Site Promotions to Development Plan Documents
  • Monitoring of Local Development Plan Frameworks
  • Research and Technical Studies for Policy Development and Proposals
  • Development Brief Preparation
  • National Policy Representations
  • Community Engagement
Allied to these core planning services, we provide advice in the related fields of:
 
  • Environmental Services
  • Project Management