Planning Applications & Appeals

Securing planning permission is becoming a more complex exercise. Sustainability, design, transport and the environment are issues which increasingly need to be addressed, in response to changing national and European legislation and emerging policy guidance.

At Cheffins we can:

  • carry out site and development appraisals bringing planning and commercial skills together to promote viable and realistic schemes;
  • advise on effective approaches to securing permission for development;
  • prepare development briefs and advocacy documents to promote schemes, engage in consultation with stakeholders and the public;
  • submit planning applications, with all supporting documents, monitor their progress and negotiate with planning authorities;
  • submit related applications for Conservation Area Consent, Listed Building Consent, Hazardous Substances Consent etc;
  • negotiate s106 agreements and advise on the discharge of planning conditions;
  • lodge appeals against refusals of planning permission, and present cases by written representation, public hearing or public inquiry.

The range of applications submitted on behalf of clients varies widely. In addition to applications for residential development, either through new build or conversion, recent examples include gaining approval for:

  • The conversion of a listed chapel in Broughton to provide a ‘live/work’ unit;
  • The erection of a 2,200m2 agricultural storage building in Wickhambrook;
  • The conversion of a listed stable block in Essex to provide a substantial four bedroom home;
  • The change of use of former showroom/office/workshop to two retail units (in an out-of-town centre location) now occupied by the Orginal Factory Shop and Sue Ryder Care new format retail unit.

Successful appeal decisions have recently been obtained for:

  • The demolition of a former foaling yard in Cheveley Conservation Area, near Newmarket, and its replacement by a development of five dwellings;
  • The development of a site for a single dwelling outside the settlement boundary at Marshland St James, near Wisbech.