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Coronavirus Announcement

Green Planning Studio is following all government guidance to minimise the spread of Corvid 19 as it is issued. Many of our staff are working at home but can still be reached by email and via the office telephone number. We are working to keep all our projects on track as far as possible but please be aware planning and appeal processes are being deferred and delayed by local authorities and the Inspectorate as they reduce their staff’s exposure. If your application or appeal is affected by this, we will be in touch to explain.

Our availability to visit new or existing sites is reduced. We will inform you if and when the site visit can take place. We would appreciate if payments could be made by card or bank transfer rather than cash and please be aware representatives of the Company will be practising social distancing during these visits.

We will keep this page updated as events change: https://greenplanning.co.uk/coronavirus-update/

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We can

  • Identify and analyse the development potential of your site in terms of planning  policy
  • Represent you in preliminary discussions and pre-application discussions with planning authorities;
  • Lead and co-ordinating the design of development
  • Advise and represent you in planning appeals against inappropriate refusal of planning permission or inappropriate enforcement action by planning authorities.

Green Planning Studio will only take on projects with a reasonable chance of success. Each case is individual and we will give an appraisal of the issues involved and your chances of success before commencing work.

History

Green Planning Studio Ltd began life as Green Planning Solutions LLP established by Matthew Green in 2005. It became an limited liability partnership in 2007 when Matthew was joined by Ruth Reed PPRIBA. The practice grew steadily as a planning-led consultancy specialising in gaining planning permission in areas of development constraint such as the countryside, Green Belt and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty supported by in-house expertise on planning, architecture, surveying, historic environment, flood risk assessment, contaminated land and landscape design.

Green Planning Studio Ltd was formed in 2013 with the arrival of the barrister, Michael Rudd who joined Ruth and Matthew as Directors as the portfolio expanded to include services for self-builders facing planning issues and specialist legal support for planning cases in the courts.

Architecture

Your chances of success in obtaining planning permission in sensitive areas such as green belt and AONB are greatly enhanced if the project is of the highest standard of design both in terms of its appearance and its performance.

Artist's Impression of a design for a Gospel Hall used as part of a planning application
Artist’s Impression of a design for a Gospel Hall used as part of a planning application

If required Green Planning Studio can lead the design and delivery of your project with individual sensitive and sustainable designs to support your successful planning application. Led by Ruth Reed, who has many years of experience in the design of rural properties, our portfolio includes the design of:

Rendered concept of a residential dwelling designed to take advantage of passive solar principles
Rendered concept of a residential dwelling designed to take advantage of passive solar principles

We specialise in providing sensitive designs to achieve planning permission in

  • The open countryside
  • Green Belt
  • Areas of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB)
  • Other designated landscapes
  • Conservation Areas
  • Listed Buildings and their surroundings
The Completed rear elevation of the new house in the Green Belt. This was an Individual Home
The Completed rear elevation of a new house in the Green Belt where full architectural services were provided from concept to completion

Decisions

Should your scheme go to appeal we provide a highly successful expert witness service on architectural and appearance issues that include:

Historic Environment

Developing in the context of our national heritage can be challenging and quite rightly so as our historic environment is important to us all, but there are ways of improving your chances of success.

historicGreen Planning Solutions can provide sensitive landscape and architectural design and advocacy for your successful planning application where your proposed development or change of use is in, adjoining or near:

  • Listed Buildings
  • Parks and Gardens
  • Scheduled Ancient Monuments
  • Conservation Areas
  • World Heritage Sites

We provide a proportionate approach to the value of the heritage asset and the impact of the proposal upon it through a range of services that include:

  • Preliminary advice
  • Sensitive design of buildings and landscape
  • Heritage Impact assessments to support planning applications
  • Applications for listed building consent
  • Applications for Conservation Area consent
  • Expert witness for planning appeals

 

 

Planning

Leading on the implementation of the National Planning Policy Framework.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) provides opportunities for authorities, communities and developers alike. However, the NPPF’s light touch leaves interpretation open with little case law upon which to predict outcomes. Through its extraordinary success, particularly at appeal, Green Planning Studio has regularly demonstrated that it can suggest and predict how the new NPPF can be successfully interpreted.

Green Planning Studio can provide planning services for

  • Planning appraisals
  • Pre-application representations
  • Applications for domestic and commercial development
  • Applications for release of conditions
  • Representations on emerging local plans on policy and land allocation
  • 5-year land supply calculations for housing supply
  • Analysis of needs assessment
  • Appeals against planning refusals and non-determination
  • Representation at informal hearings and planning inquiries
  • Appeals against enforcement action
  • Certificates of Lawful Existing Use or Development (CLUED)
  • Responding to planning contravention notices and requisitions for information

Green Planning Studio brings a unique portfolio of enthusiasm, skills and experience in town planning.  This relatively young practice has high-level knowledge of planning legislation and highly successful delivery methods.  Matthew Green’s role in Parliament drafting planning legislation and Ruth Reed’s role in built environment policy presentation as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects have given them insight into the future developments of planning policy and the opportunities it presents for economic growth through development.  Michael Rudd’s strategic and innovative approach to the planning system has ensured success for our clients at appeal and at all levels of the court system.

 

winning planning permission in conservation areas, Green Belt and AONBGreen Planning Studio Ltd specialises in areas of planning constraint that include:

  • The Countryside
  • Green Belt
  • Areas of Outstanding National Beauty AONB
  • Conservation areas
  • Listed Buildings

 

DecisionsWe can provide expert witnesses for appeal issues that include:

If you would like help or advice about a site where you are considering obtaining planning permission then please free to contact us for expert advice.

Legal Support

The law associated with planning is highly specialised and Green Planning Studio has the knowledge and experience to support you at all levels of the court system. We can help you by:

  • Drafting Section 106 agreements – A council can enter into a Section 106 agreement, otherwise known as a ‘planning obligation’, with a developer where it is necessary to provide contributions to offset negative impacts caused by construction and development.
  • Acting as intermediaries if you engage a barrister through a direct access agreement in:
    • Statutory reviews against appeal decisions under Section 288 and Section 289 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
    • Criminal prosecutions relating to non-compliance with enforcement notices or breach of conditions notice
    • Injunction and committal proceedings under Section 187 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
    • Judicial review of a decision in the planning process, for example where a local authority has declined to determine an application under Section 70 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
  • Producing expert witness evidence in:
    • Criminal prosecutions relating to non-compliance with enforcement notices or breach of conditions notice under Section 179 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
    • Injunction and committal proceedings under Section 187 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
    • Judicial review of a decision in the planning process, for example where a local authority has declined to determine an application under Section 70 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990