People and Places…it’s that simple!
People are passionate about the places they live and planning is often seen as somewhat of a maze or a barrier, but it doesn’t have to be.
If you’re confused or intimated by the legislation, types of permissions and all the buzz words, then Planning House can unravel the red tape, simplify the jargon and de-mystify the planning system. We are so determined to make everything simpler for everyone we produced a set of free downloadable e-books called ‘The Basics’. These give you the information you need, in easy-to-understand terms, without the unnecessary waffle.
When to use a town planning consultant
Not all proposals need to have a Town Planning Consultant on board, we’ve set out the 8 Steps to Choosing a Planning Consultant to make sure you, firstly, need to instruct one and, secondly, find one which is the best fit for you and your development project.
If you do need a consultant we’re here to help. In a nutshell, Planning House is an independent town planning consultancy based in the North East, which offers a professional and knowledgeable service to meet clients’ needs and development aspirations. We embrace a pragmatic approach by providing realistic and tailored town planning advice to help clients secure planning consents for a wide range of development projects across the country. We provide a comprehensive range of professional planning services and are proud that our wealth of experience combined with our friendly and prompt service is recognised by our clients. At the end of the day town planning is about people and places, which is something we ensure is reflected in the way we work.
Why us?
Planning House is quite unique in the fact that all of the team has a background in Local Authorities, some may say we are ‘Gamekeepers turned Poachers’. This means that we not only have valuable ‘insider knowledge’ to benefit our clients, but we also have the contacts to help make the planning process run more smoothly and, as we know the system from both sides, we can apply our unique experience to hopefully secure success!
We also firmly believe in the importance of meaningful engagement as a way of getting successful outcomes and delivering high-quality schemes. Our working lives have taught us that, to get a job done and well, you need to speak to the right people at the right times to get the right information. To us honest and open communication critical because frank discussions and listening to others is usually the best way to overcome a planning problem and progress projects. With this shared outlook and our personable approach we can have this with professional peers and clients alike.
The fact that we all work flexible hours from home offices, during a national pandemic and any other time, we believe makes us more responsive to clients than other town planning consultants. Many companies claim to put their ‘clients first’, but this is truly at the heart of everything we do. Each member of the team brings their own valuable expertise and adds different dimensions to the Planning House offer.
Find out more
If you want to find out more about Planning House then feel free to meet the team or connect with us on LinkedIn. We genuinely love what we do and want to help where ever we can so, if you have any planning matters you would like to discuss, please get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you!
Helen Heward (Associate), Chris Pipe (Founder/ Director) and Claire Hattam (Senior Town Planning Consultant).