We are used to assembling and managing development teams to achieve client objectives.

Our skill set is broad encompassing residential, commercial, leisure (including stadia), retail, health and care uses, normally for larger scale schemes. We also deal with agricultural uses, renewable energy matters and farm diversification issues.

Our specific services include

  • Project co-ordination and lead consultants
  • Pre-purchase assessment and advice
  • Site appraisals
  • Planning strategy formulation
  • Strategic site promotion / local plan representation
  • Portfolio review and assessment of development options
  • Assessment of development opportunities on a regional, district or settlement focus
  • Planning application preparation and submission
  • Negotiation of planning (S106) agreements and CIL advice
  • Consultation and engagement with communities
  • Land supply assessments
  • Sustainability appraisal
  • Illustrative layouts
  • Design & Access Statements
  • Landscape Impact Assessment
  • Scheme designs
  • Environmental statements (screening, scoping and production thereof)
  • Habitat regulation (appropriate assessment) statements
  • Expert witness at public inquiries and tribunals
  • Planning appeals by all methods
  • Direct instruction of Counsel
  • Viability appraisal
  • Witness statements for financial review


"I can recommend PCL Planning to landowners and promoters because they are small enough to care and large enough to provide a wealth of experience to make a difference in bringing good fast advice to a project . The fact they have a wider range of services and close contacts with other consultants means a team can be built so as to be of real benefit to the planning and delivery to a putative scheme. For the right project, I have confidence that the overall result is as good as any consultant can provide across the south west for a cost that is competitive and unambiguous."

Harcourt Kerr - Specialist development advisors to landowners across the southwest

“Plymouth Community Homes is happy to recommend PCL to anyone in need of town planning services. Their approach was highly professional, efficient and ultimately achieved a successful outcome for our site at Bath Street Plymouth.”

 

Craig Francis, Development Manager (New Business)