Any transaction involving land or buildings is shaped by planning. Expert guidance can make all the difference in establishing the best achievable permissions.

Our network of over 250 specialist planning consultants advise clients on planning applications, appraisals and appeals, compulsory purchase and compensation, regeneration and urban design, economics, heritage appraisals and strategy, legal agreements and infrastructure payments, stakeholder engagement, sustainability and environment, and planning policy.

Savills is our preferred advisors and consistently deliver commercially viable planning permissions for our divisions across London and the South East

Bellway Homes

We maximise property values and viability through sector-leading expertise and a substantial UK-wide planning network. We are operate from regional offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guildford, Leeds, London, Manchester, Oxford, Reading, Sevenoaks, Southampton and Wimborne. Within London, we have specialists dedicated to each borough, too.

Our geographical reach and expertise in all areas of land use allows us to combine sector-leading expertise with detailed local knowledge to identify solutions to the most complex and challenging planning projects.

First Homes: London Planning and Viability Implications

 

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Architectural Design

Our clients benefit from a full, end-to-end architectural design service provided by an award-winning team. This entails advising private individuals and corporate entities, colleges and educational institutions, urban and rural estates and landowners on architectural aspects of commercial, residential, cultural, agricultural and leisure property projects.

Planning

Education Planning

We work with universities, colleges, schools and student accommodation providers to deliver planning permission for their operational requirements, and to release value from property assets.

Planning

Energy Planning

Investment in energy infrastructure is a national economic priority. As the UK’s largest integrated property and planning consultancy, Savills is in an ideal position to help energy projects achieve success.

Planning

Estate Regeneration and Affordable Housing Delivery

Our dedicated Housing & Estate Regeneration team has extensive experience and a proven track record for advising and adding value to some of the most complex and high profile estate regeneration and strategic, mixed tenure projects in London and across the UK. Our unrivalled geographical presence gives us a powerful platform from which we deliver a best in class service for our Registered Provider and Local Authority clients, and their development partners.

Consultancy

Heritage & Townscape Planning

When developing a heritage site or building, specialist planning guidance can spell the difference between a smooth ride and a rocky road.

Planning

Leisure Planning

We help clients who are planning to make the most of a property for leisure purposes. This includes proposals for glamping, touring caravan, static holiday caravan sites, luxury lodge parks, mixed holiday uses and park home estates. In each case we help secure planning permission with expert input on design and site layout; then guide development whilst liaising with all relevant local authorities.

Planning

London Planning

Our London planning team comprises more than 90 professionals, providing a comprehensive service across all market sectors and London boroughs. This entails working on planning appraisals & strategy; planning applications & appeals; CIL; and Section 106 agreements. 

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Offices & Industrial Planning

Our business space specialists work alongside fellow Savills agency experts to help developers, investors, land owners, corporate occupiers, logistics companies and public sector bodies achieve the most from their office and industrial assets.

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Housing Sector Planning

We unlock the development potential for the housing sector, working for land owners, house builders, institutions, funds, promoters, property companies, Registered Providers and the public sector. 

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Infrastructure Planning

Infrastructure is a major focus in delivering Global Britain and carbon Net Zero by 2050. Our team of senior and experienced staff work on planning and consents for major projects that relate to this mission, including offshore wind, solar and nuclear energy.

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Property Economics

Working for property developers, landlords, investors, the public sector, commercial and retail occupiers, our team assists with economics impact assessment, market analysis, feasibility studies and business.

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Retail Planning

The retail sector is a dynamic part of the UK economy and continues to be reshaped by consumer demand and the digital world.

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Rural Planning

Our planning consultants are rural specialists, maximising opportunities for any client hoping to develop buildings and land in the countryside. We are instructed by land owners, estates, private clients and developers on a range of non-urban matters covering residential development, farm buildings and diversification, permitted development and renewable energy.

Planning

Sports Planning

Working for property developers, landlords, investors, the public sector, commercial and retail occupiers, our team assists with economics impact assessment, market analysis, feasibility studies and business.

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Sustainability & Environment Planning

Basic planning is never enough: our expertise in sustainability and environment ensures any proposed development combines best practice and legislative compliance in these vital areas.

Planning

Urban Design

Our job is to help drive forward high-quality development through effective masterplanning. We do this by combining placemaking technical skills, market knowledge and design experience with commercial advice and creative innovation.

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Urban Regeneration

The nation is in need of creative but deliverable urban regeneration to make the best use of our cities and improve their offer in a highly competitive world. Over the years, technology has significantly increased the mobility of capital and talent, and the attraction of our cities is now key to realising their economic potential and opportunity to add value to real estate.

Consultancy

Workplace Strategy & Design

Operating globally from our base in London, our award-winning interior architectural practice specialises in full service interior architecture and design, development advisory, and workplace strategy for occupiers.