Residential Planning Consultants

Our planning consultants will offer evidence on the main aspects of an appeal either in written statements or in person at hearings or public inquiries. This ensures that your plans are presented in the best possible light. Where further specialist evidence is required to address certain aspects of a councils refusal, we can introduce and then work with those third parties to provide you with a coordinated statement of case.

Generally, planning appeals are considered against the same criteria as the original application, taking into account both the national and local policies that are in place. If changes have been made to the development scheme since the original application but before the appeal, these will be reviewed. Some appeals will be referred to the Secretary of State. More recently, this has been particularly true for larger residential developments in areas with a Neighbourhood Plan in place or if they affect Green Belt land.

At Apex Planning Consultants, we can bring on board experts in a number of fields such as ecology, environment, highways and heritage for instance - to present their findings to the local authority. We can also look at ways to amend the scheme that will give it a far better chance of success, sometimes by citing the Wheatcroft Principle.