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Gisburn Private Office
Planning Consultants

The Gisburn Private Office provides independent planning and development advice for clients looking to either maximise assets through development, or objection services to planning applications and development on behalf of clients. Our Chartered Surveyors have a wealth of experience submitting and managing planning applications both in London and Nationwide for commercial, residential, leisure, retail, and industrial property.  These services also include licensing services nationwide for applications for licensable activities. 

Planning Services 

New Developments

Specialist advice upon the preparation and presentation of applications can increase the chances of securing a favourable determination whilst at the same time avoiding delay and reducing the risk of abortive costs. A fully considered approach during pre-application discussions and negotiations with authorities can often help secure a satisfactory outcome and so avoid appeal. Gisburn Private Office offer a full planning project management service including design team co-ordination to ensure clients reach full potential of their property assets.

Planning Objections

Gisburn Private Office provide a full and comprehensive service of preparing planning objection letters and cases for our private clients. This includes a full comprehensive review of planning applications and license applications and then preparing concentrated and detailed planning objection letters to clients. The service can also extend to reaching out to other property owners in the area to build a strong case against a proposed scheme. 

Planning Feasibility 

Expert assessment of development potential is essential for landowners, developers and anyone with an interest in the development process. We can identify site constraints and opportunities and apply the relevant planning policy context. We can link planning appraisals, where necessary, with surveying, valuation, architectural and other professional advice, for example, historic buildings, ecology and transport.

Planning Consultants

The Gisburn Private Office are use to assembling and managing development teams to achieve client objectives.

Our skill set is broad encompassing residential, commercial, leisure (including restaurants / bar), retail, health and care uses, normally for larger scale schemes. We also deal with agricultural uses, farm and country estate diversification. 

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  • Project co-ordination and lead consultants

  • Pre-purchase assessment and advice

  • Site appraisals

  • Planning strategy formulation

  • Strategic site promotion / local plan representation

  • Portfolio review and assessment of development options

  • Assessment of development opportunities on a regional, district or settlement focus

  • Planning application preparation and submission

  • Negotiation of planning (S106) agreements and CIL advice

  • Consultation and engagement with communities

  • Land supply assessments

  • Sustainability appraisal

  • Illustrative layouts

  • Design & Access Statements

  • Landscape Impact Assessment

  • Scheme designs

  • Environmental statements (screening, scoping and production thereof)

  • Habitat regulation (appropriate assessment) statements

  • Expert witness at public inquiries and tribunals

  • Planning appeals by all methods

  • Direct instruction of Counsel

  • Viability appraisal

  • Witness statements for financial review

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