The Government remains committed to the 'plan led' system for development, which was introduced under Section 54A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Part 2 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 has led to reforms in the system of the production of Development Plans through the introduction of Local Development Frameworks which together with the Regional Spatial Strategies form the policy basis on which applications for development are judged.

It is important that landowners and developers are engaged in the development of new planning policy in order to ensure their interests are protected in both the long and short term. This can be achieved by a variety of means ranging from being a stakeholder in the process attending workshops to identify future aims and objectives for a local authority through to making detailed comment on specific policy by way of representations.

GLH can guide you through this complex process by identifying the appropriate time to become involved, by preparing strategy advise to suit your long term and short term development requirements, by making representations at the appropriate time within the plan making process to protect your development interests and by presenting evidence at Local Plan Inquiries.

GLH currently advise a number of blue chip clients in relation to securing long term development potential in the following areas mixed use development, commercial, residential, retail and leisure through our experience in involvement in the Development Plan making process.

Our service also includes:

• Regional & Strategic Policy Formulation

• Development Plan Monitoring