Making Plans Ltd is a specialist UK planning consultancy and architectural services firm. From initial development potential assessment through to architectural drawings, planning application preparation and submission, Making Plans guides property owners, developers and investors through the planning process with the expertise to achieve the outcomes they need.
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The UK planning system is complex, locally variable and increasingly demanding in the quality of supporting information it expects from applicants. Applications submitted without expert preparation face higher refusal rates, longer determination timelines and greater exposure to conditions that restrict the development value of the permission granted.
Local planning authorities expect applications to address specific material considerations in the policy context of their local plan. An application that does not engage with these considerations in its design and supporting documents faces a straightforward refusal.
Properties with planning potential that is not identified at the point of sale or acquisition are under-priced. Expert planning assessment identifies the potential that uninformed buyers and sellers miss.
Planning applications that do not anticipate and address likely objections create problems during determination that are expensive and time-consuming to resolve. Good preparation reduces the risk of predictable objections becoming reasons for refusal.
Planning authorities require drawings to specific standards and scales. Drawings that are not produced to the required standard are returned, causing delays that compound in already lengthy determination timelines.
Making Plans Ltd brings planning expertise and architectural drawing capability together to give clients the best possible foundation for a successful planning application.
An assessment of a property's planning potential - what could be built, extended or changed, and what the local policy context suggests about the likelihood of permission.
A planning strategy for your specific project - how to approach the local planning authority, what to include in the application, what pre-application consultation is advisable and what conditions to anticipate.
Architectural drawings prepared to the standard required for planning submission - site plans, floor plans, elevations and sections produced to the scales and specification required by the local planning authority.
Preparation of the full planning application - application forms, design and access statement, supporting documents and all materials required for a complete and compliant submission.
Submission of the planning application and management of the determination process - responding to officer queries, addressing consultee responses and monitoring progress.
Support following a decision - condition discharge for permitted applications, appeal preparation for refused applications or variation of condition for applications requiring modification.
Making Plans Ltd works with clients from the initial assessment of what is achievable through to a planning decision and beyond.
A consultation to understand your project objectives, the property and site, and the local planning context. An honest assessment of what is likely to be achievable and the risks involved.
Development of the planning strategy - what to apply for, how to present it and whether pre-application consultation with the local authority would reduce the risk of refusal.
Architectural drawings developed and refined to produce a design that is likely to achieve planning permission and meets your functional requirements.
Full application package prepared and submitted to the local planning authority - complete, compliant and supported by the documents needed to address likely material considerations.
Application managed through determination - addressing officer queries, monitoring progress and responding to any issues that arise before the decision is issued.
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A consultation about your property, your project objectives and an honest assessment of the planning potential and process.
Making Plans Ltd is a UK planning consultancy and architectural services firm incorporated in 2007 and based in Derbyshire. The firm provides planning application support, architectural drawings and planning strategy for property owners, developers and investors navigating the UK planning system. With 18 years of UK planning expertise, Making Plans Ltd understands the policy context, submission requirements and determination dynamics that determine whether planning applications succeed or fail.
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