Planning Consultancy
Planning sits at the heart of every development project and at Marrons, it’s what we do best. Our planners combine technical knowledge with commercial understanding to manage complex planning systems and secure outcomes that unlock value and potential.
From small-scale residential schemes to major strategic sites, we provide clear, practical advice at every stage of the planning process. Whether you’re exploring options for a new site, preparing a planning application, or promoting land through the local plan, we bring technical rigour, sound judgement, and a collaborative approach that gets results.
Our planning services
We can support your project across the wide spectrum of planning services through every stage of the development lifecycle. From early feasibility to post-consent delivery, applications to appeals, our experienced team provide a full planning service.
Our core expertise includes:
Applications and appeals
- Planning applications
- Advertisement consent
- Planning appeals
- Grey belt appeals
- Enforcement appeals
- Expert witness
- Certificates of lawful development
- Prior notification applications
- Permitted development advice
- Planning statements
- S.73 and S.96A applications
Assessment and strategy
- Feasibility assessments
- Site appraisals
- Planning strategies
- Environmental impact assessments
- Landscape and visual impact assessments
- Flood risk sequential tests
- Healthcare and retail impact assessments
- Defensive planning strategies and objections
Promotion and Policy
- Development plan representations
- Neighbourhood plan submissions
- DCO support
- Planning policy monitoring
- Site promotion
Enforcement and resolution
- Planning enforcement advice
- Retrospective planning applications
- S.106 heads of terms and renegotiations
- Condition review and discharge
Engagement and delivery
- Pre-application submissions
- Public consultations
- Stakeholder engagement
- Planning committee support
- Instructions to counsel
Why clients choose us
Straightforward advice
We give clear, evidence-based advice to achieve your desired objective.
Reliable and professional
Our experienced team are dedicated to managing your project to a timely and detailed manner.
Experience at every level
From small individual developments to major strategic schemes, we understand what success looks like for every client.
Teamwork you can trust
Our planners work closely with colleagues in design, heritage and Socio-economics to ensure joined-up, well-presented proposals.
Proven results
We have helped secure hundreds of consents and appeal wins across housing, commercial, and mixed-use developments.
Working with Marrons means working with architects who understand the full development journey — not just the design. We anticipate challenges, adapt to constraints and help clients make informed, confident decisions that deliver beautiful, commercially successful and socially meaningful outcomes.
Who we work with
Developers
Landowners
Housebuilders
Local authorities
Investors
Infrastructure providers
Private individuals
Our Projects
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