Planning permission

How MSK Design can get you planning permission

We have found with many clients that gaining planning permission is the most important thing when developing however, at MSK Design we believe it is understanding your development potential first.

We understand the importance of good planning, and have a good understanding of local, London, and national planning policies to support our proposals.

With all enquiries, we review each project upon its individual merit as no two developments can ever be the same. When preparing our schemes, we consider planning policy on a local and national level as part of our integrated approach to the design process, to ensure that our schemes are feasible.

Types of planning applications we undertake across London and beyond

Whether you are based in London or beyond, the type of application required will not change. Some of the the type of application we undertake are as follows:

  • Permitted development/Certificate of Law fullness

  • Prior Notification

  • Householders planning permission

  • Full planning permission

  • Conservation area consent

  • Listed building consent

  • Change of use (residential and commercial)

  • Submissions associated with 'established use’

  • Submissions associated with 'Planning enforcement’

  • Planning appeals

  • Planning complaints

  • Representations at planning committee

  • Vehicle crossover

  • TPO applications

If you require a different type of application, contact us and speak to a member of the team to see how MSK Design can help you.

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Experienced in getting the right planning permission

At times we may need to push the boundaries of local policy in order to build your development. Our experience allows us to inform you of your potential planning issues from the early stages of design development. Such an approach saves many of our clients time in the decision making process, as we don’t leave your planning prospects to chance over an 8 week submission.

We work closely with many planning authorities to achieve planning consent however at times we will differ in opinion. In this scenario we have had many successful cases of overturning refused submissions through the appeal process. With some complex applications, we will draw upon the services of our planning barrister who is one of our partnering consultants. Please review our case studies under the planning tabs to see how we have achieved this for our clients.

When addressing your planning permission requirements, we also identify the route that maximizes your development potential. This will differ depending on your planning restrictions, physical and spatial requirements.

Please review your project type under the planning menu tab to see how we can help you gain planning permission.

Considerations for Commercial Development Projects

Many commercial developments are now exposed to new planning and building control policies that can be costly. At MSK Design, we work closely with other like-minded professionals that advise us in taking an engineered approach to planning and building.This has often resulted in achieving a cost effective solution towards:

  • Affordable housing provisions,

  • Affordable housing contributions,

  • Section 106 agreements,

  • Acoustic design, testing and reports,

  • Energy efficiency performance statements and modelling,

  • Day lighting and loss of light impact statements,

  • Fire safety strategies,

  • Planning statements,

  • Planning appeals,

Our commercial clients include:

  • property developers,

  • estate agents,

  • business owners,

  • investment management companies,

  • entrepreneurs

  • joint venture partners,

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The planning process is often profitable for many of our commercial clients, yet it is also a process that has become increasing complex over the past 5 years. At MSK Design we can drive your development direction with our planning knowledge to generate strong schemes that push the boundaries, to planning strategies that address complex policy and issues.

Have you failed to gain planning permission? We have many clients that have approached us with old schemes carried out by architectural specialists that have failed to gain planning approval. In some cases we have managed to turn them around, in one we actually increased the development size. Why not give us a call and we can review your scheme for free.

Please view our portfolio pages on commercial developments for an insight into what we can do.

At MSK Design, we know that we can make your investment work harder for you, with a better return than from the bank. Click here to find out more or give us a call.

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