We are a planning consultancy reinforced with heavyweight legal mastery – full of fresh thinkers and accomplished problem solvers

Our team of planning consultants will use their knowledge
of the issues that affect your business to help you achieve your aims

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We will work with you to form
a winning planning strategy

Whatever the size of your commercial project, from adding additional space
to existing premises to wholescale commercial development of
new facilities, the team is with you every step of the way

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Our expertise ensures that our clients
are ready to take advantage of every opportunity

The residential sector is ripe for development
and our team of planning experts is at the very heart of it

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Marrons Planning
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We have an enviable reputation and expertise in many industries.

Whether you need advice on preparing and submitting a planning application, promoting development sites through the local plan process, or representation at planning appeals.

We are passionate about helping you to achieve your strategic and commercial goals.

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We believe that our clients deserve to make big returns on their investments, and we are determined to put our bright minds and technical knowledge to good use

Doing ‘just’ what we are told isn’t in our nature – we use whole-market thinking to ensure that any planning problem is approached with confidence, creativity and pragmatism.

No matter the size of the project, our team is fully equipped to deal with the large and the modest, the clear-cut and the complex, the marathons and the sprints.

Our long-standing history and enviable track record means that there are very few scenarios that we haven’t come across before.

Not only do we blend the worlds of planning and law, but our clients also have access to our parent group – full-service national law firm, Shakespeare Martineau, which boasts a strong real estate practice.

Our people

Introducing Our People

Brian Mullin
Brian Mullin

Partner

David Prichard
David Prichard

Partner

David Pendle
David Pendle

Associate Director

Jenny Keen
Jenny Keen

Associate Director

Andrew Gore
Andrew Gore

Planning Director

Gary Stephens
Gary Stephens

Planning Director

Lizzie Beresford
Lizzie Beresford

Senior Planner

Matthew Roe
Matthew Roe

Senior Planner

Sachin Parmar
Sachin Parmar

Senior Planner

Daniel Robinson-Wells
Daniel Robinson-Wells

Principal Planner

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Our thoughts

All the latest views and insights on current Real Estate & Planning topics.

Super-prime real estate: Entering the top one percent

14 Jan

Real Estate & Planning

Super-prime real estate: Entering the top one percent

What is super-prime real estate? Prime real estate generally refers to the top five percent […]

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Putting a spanner in the works of the construction insolvency cycle

13 Jan

Real Estate & Planning

Putting a spanner in the works of the construction insolvency cycle

Construction has always been a difficult sector to survive in, with low profit margins […]

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Turning up the heat on landlord rights

12 Jan

Real Estate & Planning

Turning up the heat on landlord rights

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UK construction: Finding certainty in uncertain times

10 Jan

Real Estate & Planning

UK construction: Finding certainty in uncertain times

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Connecting air quality with commercial success

18 Dec

Real Estate & Planning

Connecting air quality with commercial success

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Co-living: An urban alternative

9 Dec

Real Estate & Planning

Co-living: An urban alternative

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Post Grenfell – who might be required to take action and who might have to meet those costs?

6 Dec

Real Estate & Planning

Post Grenfell – who might be required to take action and who might have to meet those costs?

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Case study

Two refusals, a public enquiry and an approval

We were instructed to provide strategic planning advice
on the development of a sustainable urban extension. This included assembling and
leading a new specialist consultant team to overcome an earlier planning refusal.

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Case study

Planning for Essex

We are working with David Wilson Barrett Homes Eastern region
on the delivery of a large scale scheme.
We are providing strategic planning advice to ensure scheme delivery.

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