Meet the Team

D & M Planning Ltd comprises three Directors, two Associate Planners and two Principal Planners, supported by technical and secretarial staff. The firm operates primarily in SE England drawing on the considerable knowledge of the Team. All professional and technical staff have had extensive experience of working in local government.

Since its inception we have carried out professional responsibilities to its clients with regard to the following:-

a) The preparation of estate strategies and development proposals.

b) Representations in respect of Structure Plans, including the preparation and the giving of expert evidence at Examinations in Public.

c) Representations in respect of Local Development Frameworks including, strategies for advancing proposals, development brief/master-planning and the preparation and the giving of expert evidence at LDF Examinations.

d) The preparation, submission and negotiation of town planning and other associated forms of application including:-

• Outline and Detailed approvals
• Listed Building Consents
• Conservation Area approvals
• Certificates of Lawful Use
• Enforcement and breach of condition matters
• Tree Preservation Orders
• Advertisement Consents
• Compliance with conditions

e) The preparation and the submission of planning appeals in respect of Written Representations and giving expert evidence at Hearings and Public Inquiries.

f) Direct Access to the Bar with the preparation and submission of Instructions to Counsel.

g) The recommendation to clients of other consultants to work alongside the Practice as part of a professional team. Such consultants include highway and drainage engineers, agricultural specialists, landscape consultants, arboriculturalists, ecologists, building and quantity surveyors, valuers and architects. In addition, further specialist advice might be identified in the fields of minerals, leisure, geology, retail and environmental assessment.

Team Profiles