Expertise
Homeowners & Small Projects
Whether you’re planning an extension, loft conversion, garden studio or change of use, we provide straightforward advice and hands-on support from start to finish.
We help you understand what’s possible, what permission you need, and the most efficient route forward before you spend unnecessary time or money.
The support we can offer includes:
- Permitted Development advice and lawful development certificates
- Planning feasibility checks before design work begins
- Pre-application submissions and officer discussions
- Full application preparation and management
- Validation and drawings coordination
- Listed Building Consent and Conservation Area advice
- Discharge of conditions and post-permission support
We aim to get your project approved with the least stress and delay possible.
Builders, Architects & Small Developers
We work closely with builders, architects and small developers who need reliable, responsive planning input.
Acting as your planning partner, we provide quick, pragmatic advice to keep projects moving and avoid costly redesigns or delays.
We can:
- Sense-check schemes before submission
- Advise on local policy and officer expectations
- Lead pre-app strategy and negotiations
- Prepare planning statements and supporting documents
- Manage applications and handle all LPA communication
- Provide ongoing retained advice for multiple projects
- Step in when extra capacity is needed
Because we know how London LPAs operate, we focus on getting to a positive outcome efficiently without overcomplicating the process.
Stalled, Refused & Complex Applications
If your application has been refused or stuck in the system, we can help unblock it.
Often the issue isn’t the proposal but how it’s presented or negotiated.
With experience assessing applications from the council side, we quickly identify what’s really causing concern and the most effective route forward.
We regularly help clients:
- Understand why an application was refused
- Decide whether to amend, resubmit or appeal
- Respond to objections or officer concerns
- Rework schemes to make them policy-compliant
- Restart stalled pre-apps or applications
- Liaise directly with officers to resolve issues
This is where our local authority experience makes the biggest difference.
Sometimes an appeal is the right move. Sometimes it isn’t.
We give honest, strategic advice on your chances before you commit time and cost.
Where appropriate, we lead the full appeal process, including:
- Appeal strategy and risk assessment
- Written representations and statements
- Evidence preparation
- Negotiations with officers during the appeal
- Managing timelines and submissions
Our focus is always on the most efficient route to permission.
