More than 18 years’ professional experience in delivering planning permissions and approvals.
Experience includes:

• Planning permissions secured for unrestricted new build dwellings in the countryside as departures from adopted planning policy.

• Prior approvals secured for the conversion of buildings to dwellings under the Class Q permitted development right.

• Prior approvals secured for forestry infrastructure in protected landscapes under permitted development rights.

• Approvals secured for the change of use of agricultural buildings to business uses under the Class R permitted development right.

• Planning permissions obtained for employment developments in the countryside, including a 27,000 square feet development (EIA development) in a National Park

• Planning permissions secured for agricultural buildings and new farmsteads on greenfield sites in protected landscapes, including farm buildings (EIA development) in a National Park.

• Planning permission gained for a conference and wedding venue, featuring a 300-person conference suite.

• Planning permissions obtained for the conversion of traditional buildings to holiday accommodation, including a scheme for 9 holiday cottages, a farm shop, indoor swimming pool, stables, and riding arena near a National Park.

• Planning permissions obtained for rural workers’ dwellings in the countryside.

• Outline planning permission obtained for 24 apartments.

• Applications approved under Section 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to discharge Section 106 agreements tying agricultural land, buildings and dwellings to specific farming units.

• Approvals secured for the removal of agricultural occupancy conditions.

• Retrospective planning permissions obtained for developments carried out without the prior benefit of planning permission.

• Certificates of lawfulness obtained for operational developments and changes of use undertaken without planning permission.
• Site promotion and designation of land for development in Local Plans.