Planning Services

IDP have in house planning expertise and can advise on a wide range of the planning system for a range of developments in order to provide inspiring, innovative and sustainable solutions. We appreciate that every project is unique - in scale, intent, character and constraints. To cater for this, we provide a range of planning and design services at each stage in the development process. Often our involvement is tailored to suit the specific nature and requirements of a project and may extend from visioning and feasibility through to detail design and development control.

The Practice undertakes work across a range of planning and regeneration aspects including:

Strategic planning and development frameworks
Planning applications and negotiations
Report preparation including Planning, Heritage and Affordable Housing Statements and Statements of Community Involvement
Planning Appeals
Development Appraisals
Masterplanning and Developing Briefs
Bid Submission
Community Engagement

Public Consultation - Blyth Town Centre Redevelopment

Town Planning

Part of our unique strengths is the ability to understand how architecture, planning and development are all very closely linked and in order to provide the optimum service for our client it is essential to have a wide skills base to draw upon. We understand that every project is unique in terms of scale, aims, character and constraint and to cater for this we provide a range of bespoke planning and design services at each stage in the development process. Our involvement is tailored to the specific requirements of the project from providing a high level planning appraisal through to more specific planning support for planning applications.

We benefit from undertaking a broad range for private and public sector clients and having members of the team who have extensive local authority experience which allows us to give clear advice to clients on how best to get proposals through what can be a challenging planning process. Utilising our existing relationships with local authorities we act as an ‘honest broker’ for our clients respecting both the objectives of our clients and the challenges local authorities also have in ensuring positive planning outcomes. Integrity is a key part of our approach in providing straightforward and honest advice.

The integrated range of services which IDP can provide from policy through design to delivery, offer their Clients a distinct competitive advantage. IDP’s integrated Planning team recognises the key role planning plays within the development process. We realise how important it is to ensure that the correct planning approach is followed to successfully guide development through an increasingly complex planning system.

IDP acknowledge the importance of community engagement and how it can shape planning applications and reduce the risk of objections at a later stage. They have extensive experience of working with local communities on a range of projects with a great deal of success.

We understand the importance of managing heritage related planning issues within a commercial context, whether it is bringing new life to listed buildings or developing within conservation areas.

We provide a service to Clients across the country, both as part of larger, multidisciplinary teams and on stand-alone planning commissions, and the Practice has a strong track record in successfully securing planning permissions often where there are range of complex planning challenges.