Commercial
Planning Consultancy Advice
Chartered Town Planners and
Experts in Planning Assessment,
Application Submission, Consenting, and Planning Appeals including Expert Witness Appearance
Areas of
Expertise
Optimising returns for our clients in the following areas:
Energy
Land use promotion
Residential
Mixed use
Civic
Office
Employment
Industrial
Retail
Telecommunications
Site Origination and Assessment
Process and logic driven site origination based on professional experience, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and client site selection criteria. Resultant site selection driven by understanding of national and local planning policy criteria.
Expert Witness /
Inquiry Appearance
Expert opinion in land-use and development consenting matters. Submission of representations and appearance at Inquiry. Experience of instructing and working with leading Planning Chambers dealing with contentious cases.
Planning and EIA
Application Submission
Project leadership from identified site to planning application submission and consent delivery, including provision and
co-ordination of all relevant experts/sub consultants.
Planning Appeals
Appeal evaluation, submission and guidance for written representation, hearing and inquiry appeal routes. Appeal strategy focused on maximising success rates, including engaging counsel and experts where necessary.
Public Relations and Consultation
Pre-application public and key stakeholder consultations designed and delivered to avoid objection and optimise planning consents. Including site visits with planning authorities and committee members where possible to promote understanding and lever consent.
UK wide land-use policy and legislation knowledge
Expert working knowledge of differing planning legislative positions taken by England, Welsh and Scottish planning legislation. Application, Appeal and EIA experience in every juristiction.
Land-use Promotion
Expert understanding of National, and Local Planning Policy requirements. Successful proposition and achievement of residential and mixed use, employment, office, and industrial land allocations via the development plan process aiding the marketing / consenting process.
Due Diligence
Due Diligence on planning matters to assist acquisition and promotion of assets /project decisions. Our people have experience of asset based transactions and are ideally placed to provide an understanding of the planning risk considerations to aid the transaction process and decision making.
Projects
select for details
 Wind Energy - Consents and Appeals |  Office and Industrial - Portfolios |  Residential / Mixed-use Allocations |
|---|---|---|
 Residential - Expert Witness |  Telecoms - Appeal Specialists |  Large Scale Solar Farms - Consenting |
People
Barry Butchart BSc (Hons) MRTPI
Director
Barry is the principal contact at Masterplan. He is a highly experienced development professional with expertise across all stages of the development process from site origination to financial close. He is skilled in risk identification, property negotiations, and establishing solutions for leading institutional, commercial, and private developer clients.
Having been instructed to appear at planning inquiries, and act as an expert witness for judicial review, Barry is particulalry skilled in energy, telecoms, and residential development. He has previously held senior roles with the energy developer Livos Energy, and property advisors King Sturge (Jones Lang LaSalle), and James Barr (Bilfinger GVA).
Contact
Masterplan Consulting
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Tel: +44 (0)2034 880644
