Planning Applications
We have over 11 years experience authoring and managing the production of complete planning applications for some of the most difficult onshore wind energy schemes in the United Kingdom, with a variety of technical, social and environmental challenges.
Nicola Mortimer, our Development Director, has extensive experience in this area and has a proven record of delivering results, with 19 medium scale wind energy planning approvals over an 11 year period, with these sites having a total capacity of nearly 50MW – enough electricity to power over 30,000 homes.
Full Applications or Ad-Hoc
We are able to provide a complete Planning Applications or to get involved to “fill in the gaps” in any draft planning applications for an ongoing development. Typically this involves writing a variety of stand alone documents including:
- Design & Access Statements
- Screening & Scoping
- Statements of Community Involvement
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
Appeals & Judicial Review
We have experience supporting planning applications scrutinised at some of the most senior courts in the UK and we are experienced at providing legal counsel with key facts and information to allow a robust legal challenge to applications that have been incorrectly refused.
Post-Planning Consent Activities
With planning consent sometimes coming with certain “strings attached” in the form of planning conditions, we are able to assist our clients in both one-off and ongoing activities to ensure ongoing compliance. This includes:
- Conditions Discharge
- Non-Material Amendments
- Environmental Due Diligence
Troubleshooting
Onshore wind renewable energy projects can be a long and complex undertaking, involving numerous stakeholders often with competing interests. Often it can be difficult to keep “all the ducks in a row” and sometimes what seems like an insurmountable problem can have a simple solution with the right know-how.
With our extensive experience in some of the most challenging planning environments we have come across a variety of potentially show-stopping problems and strange requests for planning submissions. However as every project is unique, it takes a unique approach to overcome difficult problems – however we thrive on this, so if you would like to challenge us then we would love to hear from you to see how we can help !
