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

Find out more

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

Find out more

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

Find out more

Marrons Planning
About us

Commercial
How we can help

Residential
How we can help

Planning ApplicationsRight Chevron

Environmental StatementsRight Chevron

Neighbourhood PlanningRight Chevron

Planning AppealsRight Chevron

Services

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.

Land Supply AssessmentsRight Chevron

Planning Appraisals & StrategiesRight Chevron

Local PlansRight Chevron

Retail & Commercial AssessmentsRight Chevron

Planning EnforcementRight Chevron

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

Andrew Gore
Andrew Gore

Partner

Brian Mullin
Brian Mullin

Partner

David Prichard
David Prichard

Partner

David Pendle
David Pendle

Associate Director

Jenny Keen
Jenny Keen

Associate 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

View more

Our thoughts

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

Breaking the cycle: getting major projects back on track

20 Feb

Real Estate & Planning

Breaking the cycle: getting major projects back on track

A review of some 318 megaprojects (generally projects above $1 billion) in 2011 showed […]

Read article Right Arrow

Standardisation of commercial agreements

18 Feb

Education

Standardisation of commercial agreements

In 2019 the Department for Education published a generic design brief which included useful […]

Read article Right Arrow

Protecting your estate from unlawful occupation

14 Feb

Education

Protecting your estate from unlawful occupation

Read article Right Arrow

Partner promotions: Three is the magic number

13 Feb

Firm News

Partner promotions: Three is the magic number

Read article Right Arrow

Our Milton Keynes office is growing

11 Feb

Firm News

Our Milton Keynes office is growing

Read article Right Arrow

The contractual implications of a shift towards more sustainable methods of construction

16 Jan

Real Estate & Planning

The contractual implications of a shift towards more sustainable methods of construction

Read article Right Arrow

Energy efficiency in buildings

15 Jan

Real Estate & Planning

Energy efficiency in buildings

Read article Right Arrow

View all articles

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.

Read case study

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.

Read case study