Planning & strategy
An assessment of development potential, planning constraints and options to help establish a workable route forward.
Before buying a site, committing to a design or progressing a development idea, a feasibility study helps you understand what needs to be tested. It is useful where the achievable use, scale or layout is uncertain, or where site constraints could materially affect the proposal.
We bring together the client brief, existing information, planning history and site context. Development options are compared against the issues likely to influence the planning strategy, with assumptions and gaps made explicit. Where desktop evidence is insufficient, the study identifies the specialist investigations needed before a reliable decision can be made.
You receive a structured appraisal of opportunities, constraints and next steps. The aim is to support an informed decision about whether and how to progress, rather than to promise planning permission or replace detailed design and surveys.
Site address, land or building details, development objectives and available plans.
We review the site, proposal and planning stage to agree the appropriate scope. Specialist surveys and assessments are coordinated where needed.
How our planning consultancy process worksILLUSTRATIVE REPORT PREVIEW
Front cover and contents page examples. The document structure is tailored to your instruction, site and relevant planning requirements.
This outline explains the purpose of each section. The final contents depend on the agreed scope, available evidence and requirements of the local planning authority.
Project details, reference, revision, date, author, reviewer and a concise summary of the key findings.
Proposed uses, capacity, priorities and the decisions the study must inform.
Site boundary, existing buildings, access and available title information.
Relevant permissions, refusals and national, London and borough policies.
Heritage, flood risk, trees, ecology, access and neighbouring amenity.
Compare alternative uses, scale, massing and indicative layouts.
Identify surveys, technical investigations and consultant appointments needed.
Explain planning risks, dependencies and the recommended option.
Set out pre-application, design and submission tasks and indicative sequencing.
Index relevant plans, photographs, calculations, surveys and source documents; include only the evidence relevant to this instruction.
Read our planning supporting documents guide to explore related evidence.
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Clear answers to help you plan your next step.
Still have a question?
Tell us about the site and we will confirm what is needed and what it should cost.
Make an enquiryIt can compare development options and identify the constraints that influence scale and use. Conclusions depend on the evidence available and may identify further surveys or council advice needed before the development potential can be tested in detail.
Site address, land or building details, development objectives and available plans.
The price shown is a starting estimate for the stated scope. We review the site, proposal, available information and required deliverables, then confirm the fee, exclusions and programme in a written quotation before appointment.
We bring the relevant planning consultants and specialist providers into a coordinated project team. They work from an agreed brief and current proposal, with dependencies and design changes discussed across disciplines. Each consultant remains responsible for their own professional advice and agreed deliverables.
PART OF A COORDINATED APPOINTMENT
This service can form part of a wider coordinated planning appointment. We bring the relevant consultants together to work alongside your design team, discuss assessment findings and identify how recommendations affect other reports and the proposal.
Your fee proposal confirms who prepares each document, the information it relies on and the limits of the instruction. A report provides evidence for the council’s assessment; the planning decision remains the council’s. Explore how our consultants work together or discuss the team your project needs.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Tell us about the site, what you want to achieve and any deadline. We will review it and suggest an appropriate next step.
Call 020 8004 4464 or email info@greencodeconsultants.com.