Accredited Town Planning Consultant
Development: Copper Meadows, Asfordby Hill, Leicestershire Client: Green Dragon Homes
Our Services
Town planning is about adding value to property and land. This value can be to meet the personal or financial requirements of the client as part of a development project. Beta Town Planning Ltd listen to the individual client’s needs to ensure that the outcomes achieved align with your vision and requirements.
With a wealth of experience covering a range of project sizes, across multiple sectors including residential, retail, employment, leisure, education and renewable energy for both public and private sector clients, Beta Town Planning Limited will be able to meet your needs.
Based in Leicestershire in the East Midlands, Beta Town Planning Ltd is within reach of the whole country but with a key focus on the East Midlands and London.
Establishing the most appropriate development opportunities for land and buildings can be critical in shaping how a project progresses. Reviewing the development potential and options for land and buildings allows clients to make informed decisions on how/whether to progress a project, how to maximise returns and the likely costs for securing planning consent. Planning policy, planning history, site character and setting will be considered to inform development potential, with the appraisal provided in a clear and understandable manner to the client.
Taking a central role, extensive experience allows for the preparation of robust Planning Statements to justify proposals against planning policy. Created in collaboration with architects and technical consultees as necessary, a cohesive package of information can be submitted as part of a planning applications, giving it the best chance of success.
Close links with many Councils ensures that negotiation can be undertaken to maximise the chances of a positive outcome to a planning application.
If an application is refused, or is undetermined and past its target date, then a planning appeal is an option. Advice can be provided as to whether this is the correct approach and the likely chances of success on appeal.
Taken out of the hands of the Council, detailed justification is provided in support of appeals, to enable the Planning Inspectorate to consider granting consent.
Beta Town Planning Ltd have extensive experience of all three appeal routes: Written Representations, Hearings and Inquiries.
The General Permitted Development Order, whilst complex, offers an alternative and often simpler and cheaper route to securing consent for extensions, new buildings and changes of use.
Beta Town Planning Ltd have substantial experience in respect of residential, commercial and agricultural permitted development, including Prior Approval works.
Development: High Street, Whetstone, Leicestershire Client: Ashbrook Homes Architect: The Art of Building Ltd
Where a medium to long term strategy to secure development is required, promotion of land and buildings through the Development Plan process can be more effective that a windfall planning application.
The likelihood of success of the positive inclusion through Planning Policy Allocation can be provided, long with preparation and advice on a strategy to promote the land, including submission of information and discussion with the Council at key stages, including Call For Sites and Draft Local Plan Consultations.
Where projects have not progressed in line with a planning approval, or consent has simply not been secured, seeking professional advice swiftly is vital. Failure to act can be very costly.
Negotiation with the Council would be undertaken to avoid an Enforcement Notice being served, and if matters cannot be resolved, then an Enforcement Appeal can be submitted, with the aim to secure the necessary consent and quash the Notice.
Many Enforcement Notices have been successfully quashed or amended to allow proposals to be brought in line with an acceptable plan.
Jonathan Weekes
Director
BSc (Hons) MA MRTPI
Highly experienced Chartered Town Planner with extensive knowledge of the planning system. Former Regional Director with Aitchison Raffety.
An experienced, fully qualified member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) with over 20 years in private practice. Has wide and in-depth knowledge of the planning system and has a reputation for being able to 'think outside the box' to resolve issues and secure planning consents.
Friendly and approachable personality with a professional attitude to deliver the best outcome to meet the clients needs. Long term relationships are established with clients, whilst the majority of new projects originate from personal recommendations.
Based in Leicestershire in the East Midlands, but with an extensive list of projects secured across the whole of England covering residential, retail/commercial, employment, leisure and energy sector work..
Project Portfolio
With over 20 years experience, consent has been secured for a wide range of clients, including private individuals, developers, housing associations and public bodies; the examples below offer just a snap-shot of the range of approvals secured.
Serviced Offices - Previously Developed Land Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Client: Private Developer
Architect: Corporate Architecture Ltd
New Veterinary Practice within open countryside East Langton, Leicestershire
Client: Private Developer with Identified End user
Architect: Corporate Architecture Ltd
35 Tourist Lodges Chapel St Leonard Lincolnshire
Client: Alexandra Blue Ltd
Architect: Perfect Planning Ltd
Local Plan Land Promotion: Employment Huntingdonshire District Council
Client: Private Landowner
Masterplanner: Corporate Architecture Ltd
Agricultural Barn Conversion to Dwelling Groby, Leicestershire
Client: Private Landowner
Architect: The Art of Building Ltd
Listed Building Barn Conversion to 3 Dwellings Redmile, Leicestershire
Client: Middleton & Allen Ltd
Architect: The Art of Building Ltd
Paragraph 84 ‘Special House’: Former Railway Station Conversion and Reinterpretation Belmesthorpe, Rutland
Client: Private Landowner
Architect: Hayward McMullan Architects Ltd
Paragraph 84 ‘Special House’: Former STW Reservoir Tank Conversion and Extension Old Dalby, Leicestershire
Client: Private Landowner
Architect: Hayward McMullan Architects Ltd
Replacement House in Green Belt and AONB Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire
Client: Frithsden Construction Ltd
Architect: TW-2 Architects Ltd
Brownfield Redevelopment: 8 Bungalows Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
Client: Ashbrook Homes
Architect: The Art of Building Ltd
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