Planning Obligations
Together with our partner Cushman & Wakefield, we have developed a comprehensive support package for Local Authorities. Our tailored solution is aimed at helping our clients make the most of planning obligations.
New building projects have an inevitable impact on infrastructure, services and amenity facilities. Local authorities face challenges to ensure that new developments meet the wider public interest, such as providing homes, investment and jobs in a way that adds to rather than detracts from the quality of the environment.
Planning obligations are legal agreements between a planning authority and a developer that ensure that these criteria are met. The potential for developer contributions from even modest developments can be considerable but it is essential that there are watertight policies and processes in place.
We provide a wide range of services on either a subscription or one-off basis including:
- Regular health checks and progress reports on local authority processes, procedures and performance.
- Technical support and advice via telephone, email or on-site on specific negotiations and general policy issues.
- National database of Planning Obligations, which gives comparative information and examples of specific agreements.
- Development appraisal analysis.