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 win the double
at the RTPI East Midlands Awards
for Planning Excellence

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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

Anish Jadav
Anish Jadav

Senior Planning and Land Consultant

David Prichard
David Prichard

External Consultant

Brian Mullin
Brian Mullin

Partner and Head of Marrons Planning

Cara Chambers
Cara Chambers

Planning Assistant

Will Seymour
Will Seymour

Planning Assistant

Andrew Gore
Andrew Gore

Partner

Gary Stephens
Gary Stephens

Partner

Karen Brightman
Karen Brightman

Associate Director

Richard Cooke
Richard Cooke

Associate Director

David Pendle
David Pendle

Planning Director

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