Our Services

We provide a wide range of spatial planning and regeneration services. We have considerable experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide our clients with the convenience of a cost effective “one – professional” service.  We specialise in dealing with the whole application process from pre-application advice through to post decision discharge of conditions, whether the permission has been secured by application or appeal.

Based in the North West we are well placed to provide services throughout the UK.

Community Involvement

EPP is a member of the Consultation Institute. We can advise on the consultation process that some authorities require to be carried out before submission of a wide range of applications and undertake the process itself.

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Appeals

We undertake appeals for all types of development and advise on the most appropriate procedure. This includes our directly instructing barristers as a cost effective way of proceeding by public inquiry in complex cases.

We have substantial experience in providing expert evidence at hearings and inquiries with an excellent record of success. Our close working relationship with a range of chambers and counsel across the country enables cases to be presented in the strongest way possible.

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Development Plan Documents

We monitor development plans and specific policies within them such as housing moratoria, prepare and present representations and expert evidence on development plan matters at inquiries and hearings.

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Design and Access Statements

All applications for planning permission and listed building consent, except householder proposals, changes of use and engineering operations, have to be accompanied by a Design and Access Statement in order to be registered by the local planning authority.

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Environmental Impact Statements

The Environmental Impact Assessment procedure is multi-phased; it aims to identify the potential environmental effects of a project and develop mitigation measures where necessary.

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Appraisals and Planning Policy

We also carry out appraisals and development studies. We monitor development plans and specific policies within them and present representations and expert evidence on such matters at inquiries and hearings.

We actively promote our clients’ development sites through the Local Development Framework process.

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Rural Matters

We have substantial experience in dealing with applications and appeals relating to development in Green Belts and open countryside and in demonstrating very special circumstances, such as the need for the development, that justify allowing otherwise inappropriate development.

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