Development Strategy
A range of different planning & development services are offered to meet your requirements.
Site Feasibility Reviews
Before committing significant time and cost, understanding a site’s development potential is essential. Our feasibility reviews help identify opportunities, constraints and the most commercially attractive route forward.
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Analysis of site constraints, opportunities and surrounding context.
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Strategic planning advice, incorporating relevant national and local planning policy.
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Concept massing studies and illustrative CGI imagery to test development potential.
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Initial assessments of development viability and land value.
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Identification and comparison of alternative value-release strategies available to the landowner.
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Clear recommendations on the preferred strategy and next steps.
Planning & Design
Management
We can provide ongoing management of the planning and design process through to the grant of planning permission, either as principal or as the client’s representative overseeing external consultants.
Operational Property Portfolio Rationalisation
We also undertake strategic reviews of operational property portfolios, balancing business requirements with the potential to unlock development value from individual landholdings. Depending on the client’s requirements, services may include:
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Portfolio-wide screening to identify sites with development potential.
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Catchment, customer and spend analysis.
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Operational consolidation strategies and the identification of alternative premises where appropriate.
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Detailed feasibility assessments for shortlisted sites.
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Recommendations on the optimum strategy for value creation and implementation.
Joint Ventures &
Land Disposal
We can also manage the value-release and disposal process, either as principal or as the client’s representative overseeing an external agent.
