Planning consultants in Cheltenham

Mohsin Cooper is a planning consultancy covering the entire Cheltenham area.

Whether you’re a homeowner or a developer, our expert consultants will put together a winning planning strategy that maximises the chances of achieving consent.

We combine our planning expertise with beautiful architectural design, providing a one stop shop for all your needs.

Looking for a planning consultant in Cheltenham?

Whatever stage you’re at in your project, we can provide planning and architectural advice to get the most out of your Cheltenham-based site. From site acquisition and feasibility studies to negotiating planning and appeals, we produce planning applications explicitly tailored to your project’s needs and the local planning authority.

A successful planning application requires several things:

1) Communicating with the planning authority

It goes without saying that a solid understanding of the planning system is integral to a good planning strategy. What’s equally important is understanding how to engage with the local authority.

At Mohsin Cooper, we speak fluent planning authority and bridge the gap between you and the decision-makers you need approval from.

2) Integrating planning and architecture

When planning a new scheme, it’s important to have a full view of every detail.

Mohsin Cooper is an integrative practice, meaning you get the best of both our planning and architecture arms. Both teams will work to ensure any scheme submitted for planning is truly workable when it comes to the technical design stages.

3) Providing realistic planning advice

Whether you’re at the land acquisition stage or deep into a planned development, you need good, realistic advice to make an informed decision.

We’ll perform a through site assessment, no matter what stage you’re at and give you the site appraisals, feasibility studies and planning strategies you need to guide your decision-making.

  • Planning strategy that adds value

    We are working with The Commercial Branch to advise on how to add value to a site through the planning system.

    We devise planning strategies for sites with planning consent, setting out where opportunities exist to enhance a planning permission, for example by varying or removing a restrictive operational condition.

    In this way, our planning insight offers huge value for developers who are looking to secure additional funding to invest in and improve commercial assets.

  • Planning advice for land agents

    We advise commercial estate agents, such as CBT Sales, on the planning prospects for a wide variety of sites within the Cheltenham and Gloucester area to inform the company’s marketing brochures.

    CBT Sales’ clients are developers seeking to expand their portfolio. With our insight on planning policy trends at the local and national level, we can advise on the chances of securing planning permission for a particular use taking into account local plan status, housing supply and what the likely key issues might be for any proposed land use.

    Our input helps developers understand the planning potential of a site before they buy it, saving significant costs at the land acquision stage.

Our planning expert

  • Alex Bateman

    Alex Bateman

    Alex is a chartered planner with experience in client-side and private practice planning services. With a successful track record of attaining consent for both brownfield and greenfield developments, Alex will work closely with you to understand your needs and maximise the chances of planning success.

    Overseeing planning consultancy services from our Cheltenham office, Alex works with homeowners and developers to add value at every stage of a process, from land appraisals through to appeals.

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