Overview
Planning is by definition not an afterthought; it is something that needs careful and strategic consideration right at the start of the process. Obtaining planning permission can take much time and be very costly. This creates uncertainty and frustration for you and your business. Legislative and environmental changes require using the right balance of professionals to formulate and implement the most appropriate strategy to meet your needs and the greatest possibility of success, not only to ensure a successful planning permission, but a consent that is viable and importantly, deliverable.
Our Expertise
STRATEGIC LAND PROMOTION
During the last 60 years, Acland Bracewell has built strong foundations on the strategic promotion of land on the urban fringe and the Green Belt through the Local Plan process, and their development for housing and mixed uses in the North West. After fifteen years of a planning moratorium, all UK political parties are aligned to help achieve sustainable development; that is to house a rising UK population, which is living longer and in turn, provide employment, whilst ensuring that our future generations lives are not made worse by today’s decision making. Using our market knowledge and understanding, we continue to deliver success for our clients ranging from settlement infill to strategic housing allocations.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Working in conjunction with our strong landowner and farming client base, Acland Bracewell are market leaders for successful planning and development in the town and country, specialising in the Green Belt, land on the urban fringe and within built-up commercial allocations. Working with their established team of preferred partners, we continue with their proven track record of successfully delivering for our clients planning permission for agricultural, industrial and buildings, waste handling facilities to strategic commercial and residential urban extensions.
ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN DESIGN
Acland Bracewell is able to provide architectural services for all types of planning applications, whether that be an agricultural or industrial building, house extension, or high quality ‘grand’ design home. Combining our Planning and Development specialism, we are able to provide a comprehensive turnkey service, from concept, design, planning application through to development. Acland Bracewell is also able to provide urban design ‘master planning’ services as part of their Strategic Land Promotion and Planning and Development services, to include significant Green Belt extensions, industrial estates, and residential urban extensions.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNICAL PLANNING
With ever-increasing needs for clients to have certainty in their planning permission, together with a greater impetus on local authorities to adopt proactive strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change, Acland Bracewell have applied their knowledge and expertise as chartered surveyors to the planning system. In conjunction with their preferred urban design and technical partners, we seek to ensure that technical constraints are identified and mitigated right at the start of the concept. Whether that be ground conditions, drainage, ecology, highways or other technical issues, collaboratively working with third-party technical professionals informs our client’s expectations, by providing them with sustainable and deliverable schemes, reducing unnecessary planning conditions and additional costs.
PLANNING ADVICE
Our Clients
Since the mid-20th Century, Acland Bracewell has managed established landowners’ estates throughout the UK, developing appropriately tailored strategies and working with a collaborative range of legal and financial professionals, in order to draw on their expertise to meet the changing market conditions in the UK.
- Private UK and non-domiciled clients
- Landowners
- Farmers
- Institutional Clients
- Pension Funds
Acland Bracewell has the knowledge and understanding to meet our clients’ strategic requirements. We are proud of our clients and the personal, long-standing relationships that have been developed and continue to evolve over many years.