Planning

Thornes Chartered Surveyors are able to provide planning advise to home owners, businesses, corporate clients and developers on a wide range of issues from small domestic private extensions through to town centre redevelopment schemes. Recent examples of the diverse range of work undertaken is the management of a planning application for a private client to extend a residential house in Parkstone, to undertaking a planning verification assessment on a £20m Poole Town Centre redevelopment scheme adjacent to the lifting bridge on behalf of Poole Borough Council.

The extent of work undertaken includes;

General Pre-application advice
Home Extensions
New Build developments
Change of Use applications
Architectural Design and Appraisal
General Planning
Preparation and Submission of Design and Access Statements
Advice and monitoring of sustainable development and planning through the national and localism agenda framework
Affordable Housing Viability Assessment
Residual Development Appraisals

The planning system is forever changing and increasing in complexity. Many of our clients either lack the professional knowledge to effectively plan and submit a planning application or merely lack the time required to effectively manage a planning led process. Thornes are able to assist at any stage of the planning process of manage the entire application of your behalf from conception through to a grant of consent.