Town Planning

Rapleys offers a nationwide planning consultancy, with over 25 dedicated professionals operating from our offices in London, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh.

The Planning Team has extensive experience and specialised knowledge in all aspects of the planning system, ensuring a service which is tailored to meet every client's individual requirements.

We pride ourselves upon the ability to negotiate and deliver planning permissions for large and smaller scale developments within all sectors, on a variety of different types of site and within tight timescales.

We are able to provide specialised advice and consultancy in each of the following areas:

  • Certificate of Lawful Use
  • Conservation Area and Listed Building Issues
  • Compulsory Purchase Orders
  • Development Plan Monitoring and Representations
  • Direct Professional Access Instruction of Barristers
  • Enforcement Action
  • Environmental Statements
  • Master Planning and Urban Design
  • Planning Appeals and Public Inquires
  • Planning Applications and Negotiations
  • Planning Audits and Development Strategies
  • Planning Gain and Section 106 Agreements
  • Planning Policy Formulation
  • Project Co-ordination and Management
  • Regeneration
  • Residential and Employment Land Availability Studies
  • Retail and Leisure Capacity and Impact Assessments
  • Sequential Location Reports
  • Site Search and Feasibility Studies

We provide an effective and valuable service to a wide range of clients from both the public and private sector, including local authorities, private companies, financial institutions, developers, investors and individual landowners.

Useful links that may be helpful include:

Use Classes Order Guide
Planning Application Fees Summary Guide
www.communities.gov.uk
www.planningportal.gov.uk
www.cabe.org.uk
www.rtpi.org.uk
www.planningaid.rtpi.org.uk

Contact

Tony Tapley Tony Tapley BSc (Hons) DipTP MRTPI
Partner - Town Planning
DDI:  020 7255 8082
Mobile: 07774 232881
tt@rapleys.co.uk

Robert Clarke Robert Clarke BA (Hons) DipTP MSc MRTPI
Partner - Town Planning
DDI:  020 7255 8076
Mobile: 07767 381986
rc@rapleys.co.uk

Marc Giles Marc Giles BSc (Hons) MRTPI
Partner - Town Planning
DDI:  0131 221 5906
Mobile: 07920 061232
mag@rapleys.co.uk

Mike Gibson Mike Gibson BA (Hons) MCD MRTPI
Partner - Town Planning
DDI:  0161 817 6230
Mobile: 07810 752510
mg@rapleys.co.uk

Elliot Jones Elliot Jones BSc (Hons) DipTP MRTPI
Associate - Town Planning
DDI:  0117 910 0504
Mobile: 07920 016838
elj@rapleys.co.uk