— Evolve Planning

Guiding you from
inception to delivery.

Our Evolve Planning team provides a full range of planning services, to help you navigate the complex development process, from project inception to delivery.

Our growing team of planning professionals brings together significant experience in the industry and a range of specialisms to include strategic housing delivery, rural diversification and plan-making.

We have formed strong links with Local Planning Authorities, architects, and technical consultants and can bring together a land project team for proposals to then take through the planning process.

01

Planning Strategy

  • Initial appraisals to identify key material planning considerations and chances of success
  • Full Planning Strategy Reports to establish most effective route to achieving a robust consent
  • Briefing notes for project team

02

Local Plan Promotion

  • Submitting key information at the relevant Local Plan Review milestones, including written representations
  • Preparation of material including Vision Documents to support promotion
  • Preparation of Hearing Statements
  • Expert Witness attendance at Local Plan Hearing Sessions

03

Pre-application Engagement

  • Identifying community engagement strategies and comprehensive deployment
  • Construction of interactive community consultation websites
  • Public exhibitions
  • Engagement with key stakeholders
  • Statement of Community Engagement reports to provide feedback 
  • Co-ordinating pre-application advice 

04

Preparation of Planning Applications

  • Project management and co-ordination of wider project team input
  • Planning Statements 
  • Affordable Housing Statements
  • Open Space Assessments
  • Health Impact Assessments
  • Retail Impact Assessments
  • Housing Land Supply Assessments
  • Sequential Tests
  • Integration with EIA on complex proposals
  • Co-ordination and submission of all application types

05

Negotiation

  • Working closely with Local Planning Authorities and Statutory Consultees
  • Engagement with local community organisations including Parish Councils
  • Conditions and S106 Heads of Terms negotiation
  • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) advice

06

Planning Appeals

  • Project management of appeals process
  • Statements of Case and Statements of Common Ground
  • Proof of Evidence preparation
  • Expert Planning Witness 

Ready to move your project forward?

Talk to our planning team about your site, application or appeal.

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Let's start
your project.

Whether you're scoping a strategic site, preparing for appeal, or looking for advice on a single application - we'd be glad to hear from you. We aim to reply within 24 hours.

PHONE

+44 (0)1889 504136

EMAIL

info@evolvepad.co.uk

STUDIO

Unit 1, Tollgate Business Centre,
Blithbury Road, Hamstall Ridware,
Rugeley, WS15 3RT

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