BASED IN KENT, WE OPERATE ACROSS ENGLAND, DELIVERING A BROAD SPECTRUM OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

RESERVED MATTERS

A RESERVED MATTERS CONSENT WAS SECURED FOR 68 DWELLINGS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE. FORTIS PLANNING HELPED COORDINATE THE CONSULTANT TEAM FROM PRE-APPLICATION DISCUSSIONS AND THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. WORKING WITH THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY THE CONSULTANT TEAM, RESERVED MATTERS CONSENT WAS SECURED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

FULL PLANNING PERMISSION

FULL PLANNING PERMISSION WAS SECURED FOR 37 DWELLINGS, ENABLING THE CLIENT TO BRING FORWARD A HIGH‑QUALITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON A PROMINENT CLIFF‑TOP SITE ADJACENT TO A CONSERVATION AREA. WE PROVIDED PLANNING SUPPORT, BEGINNING WITH A DETAILED REVIEW OF LOCAL PLANNING POLICY TO ENSURE THE PROPOSAL ALIGNED WITH BOTH STRATEGIC AND SITE‑SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.

WE ENGAGED IN PRE‑APPLICATION DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNCIL AND HOSTED REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS, ENSURING THE CLIENT HAD CLEAR GUIDANCE AND TIMELY UPDATES AT EVERY STAGE. THIS PROACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH HELPED ADDRESS KEY MATTERS EARLY, RESULTING IN THE SCHEME BEING SUCCESSFULLY APPROVED AT PLANNING COMMITTEE.

RESERVED MATTERS

FORTIS PLANNING HAS PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT IN SECURING RESERVED MATTERS CONSENT FOR A DEVELOPMENT OF 127 HOMES, ALONGSIDE PREPARING AND SUBMITTING VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE OUTLINE PARAMETERS TO ENSURE THE SCHEME CONTINUED TO REFLECT THE CLIENT’S REQUIREMENTS.

GIVEN THE SITE’S PROXIMITY TO A SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT TO THE SOUTH, THE PROJECT REQUIRED CAREFUL HANDLING AND EARLY ENGAGEMENT. FORTIS PLANNING LED MULTIPLE PRE‑APPLICATION DISCUSSIONS WITH SOUTHEND‑ON‑SEA CITY COUNCIL AND HISTORIC ENGLAND, ENSURING HERITAGE CONSIDERATIONS WERE FULLY UNDERSTOOD AND ADDRESSED.

THROUGH CONSISTENT COORDINATION, CLEAR COMMUNICATION AND PROACTIVE ISSUE‑RESOLUTION, FORTIS PLANNING HELPED THE CLIENT NAVIGATE A SENSITIVE AND COMPLEX PLANNING ENVIRONMENT.

FULL PLANNING PERMISSION

FULL PLANNING PERMISSION WAS SECURED FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE TO PROVIDE A CEMENT STORAGE FACILITY INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SILOS, A WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE AT THAMESPORT. ALTHOUGH A BROWNFIELD SITE IN AN EXISTING EMPLOYMENT AREA, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF ECOLOGICAL ISSUES TO BE OVERCOME THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THROUGH ENGAGING IN PRE-APPLICATION DISCUSSIONS AND NEGOTIATING THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, FORTIS PLANNING WAS ABLE TO COORDINATE THE TEAM FROM OVERSEAS AND MANAGE THE CONSULTANT TEAM EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY, WHILST BUILDING A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY. 

OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION

THE SITE BENEFITS FROM OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION FOR UP TO 700 DWELLINGS, OPEN SPACE AND A LOCAL CENTRE. OVER SEVERAL YEARS, FORTIS PLANNING HAS SUPPORTED OUR HOUSEBUILDER CLIENT IN PROGRESSING THE DELIVERY OF THIS LARGE‑SCALE DEVELOPMENT, SECURING KEY CONSENTS INCLUDING THE DESIGN CODES THAT WILL GUIDE FUTURE PHASES, AS WELL AS RESERVED MATTERS APPROVAL FOR PHASE 1 AND THE LOCAL CENTRE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY COORDINATING THE SUBMISSION OF RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATIONS FOR PHASES 2 AND 3, ENSURING THE PROPOSALS REMAIN ALIGNED WITH THE OUTLINE PARAMETERS.

THROUGH EXTENDED ENGAGEMENT, FORTIS PLANNING HAS ESTABLISHED A STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY AND THE PARISH COUNCIL. THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN OVERCOMING KEY CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH DELIVERING A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SCALE, ASSISTING THE TIMELY PROGRESS OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS.

CLASS Q PERMITTED PERMISSION

THIS TWO-PART SUCCESS STORY STARTED WITH SECURING A PERMISSION TO CONVERT THE EXISTING BARN UNDER CLASS Q PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.

BY WORKING PROACTIVELY WITH THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY, PLANNING PERMISSION WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SECURED FOR THE PROPOSED CONVERSION OF THE BARN INTO A RESIDENTIAL SELF-BUILD DWELLING AND EXTENSION, WHICH INCLUDED THE REBUILDING OF THE LOST OASTS AND THE CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO GARDEN LAND.

LOCATED ADJACENT TO A GRADE II LISTED BUILDING, THE PROJECT REQUIRED A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PLANNING STRATEGY. FORTIS PLANNING COORDINATED CLOSELY WITH THE ARCHITECT, HERITAGE CONSULTANT AND THE CLIENT, NAVIGATING HERITAGE CONSTRAINTS AND NEGOTIATING A DESIGN THAT MET THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY.

PLANNING STRATEGY

WORKING WITH TWO HOMEOWNERS, FORTIS PLANNING ADVISED ON PLANNING STRATEGY FOR ESTABLISHING A RESIDENTIAL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THEIR PROPERTIES IN THE GREEN BELT.

THROUGH A DETAILED REVIEW OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY, FORTIS PLANNING PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TWO SEPARATE PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE APPLICATIONS—EACH SEEKING UP TO 9 DWELLINGS PER SITE. BY SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATING THAT THE LAND CONSTITUTED ‘GREY BELT’, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE BOTH PERMISSIONS, GIVING EACH CLIENT A STRONG AND DEFENSIBLE PLANNING POSITION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

RESERVED MATTERS

FORTIS PLANNING HAS SECURED RESERVED MATTERS CONSENT FOR PARCELS 12 AND 13 IN ASHMERE VILLAGE WITHIN THE EASTERN QUARRY (PART OF EBBSFLEET GARDEN CITY), DELIVERING 143 DWELLINGS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE AS PART OF THE WIDER STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AT EBBSFLEET. THIS APPROVAL DELIVERS HIGH‑QUALITY HOMES IN ONE OF THE REGION’S MOST SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AREAS.

WITH STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA‑SPECIFIC DESIGN GUIDANCE USED BY THE EBBSFLEET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC), FORTIS PLANNING WORKED PROACTIVELY WITH THE EDC THROUGH A SERIES OF PRE‑APPLICATION MEETINGS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTING CONSULTEE ADVICE.

FORTIS PLANNING ALSO ASSISTED WITH AND ATTENDED A DESIGN REVIEW PANEL MEETING, SUBSEQUENTLY COORDINATING THE CONSULTANT TEAM TO REFINE AND AMEND THE PLANS. THIS COLLABORATIVE AND RESPONSIVE APPROACH HELPED SECURE A POSITIVE OUTCOME FROM THE EDC.