Experienced, independent planning and development consultancy based in Worcestershire
Offering specialist planning advice to guide you through the planning
system to achieve your development goals.
Who Are AddisonRees?
AddisonRees Planning Consultancy Ltd have over 30 years experience in all areas of planning.
David and Simon worked together for around 8 years before the business was started. We have built up a very strong working relationship and share the same desire to help customers through the planning system to achieve their development goals.
All of our team are Chartered Members of the Royal Town Planning Institute and we pride ourselves on the basis of providing detailed honest advice and guidance. We fully understand the costs and timeframes involved in planning matters. Therefore, it is imperative that our customers understand any potential risks through the planning system.
Experienced
We have three fully qualified RTPI Planners in the company, who have a combined experience of well over 30 years in the planning sector. This experience has been developed through both working at local planning authorities and within the private sector. Our experience covers all aspects of the planning system. Therefore, we have a wealth of experience to support our clients, whether that be individual homeowners, landowners, agricultural and rural workers, small / medium sized house builders as well as the major developers and a range of commercial enterprises.
Value
We offer great value for money utilising our experience to remove any unnecessary costs. We offer an initial free ‘no obligation’ advice to all clients. We set out our costs clearly for each stage of the process, as well as highlighting other potential costs involved in any stage of the application process.
Honesty
We can never guarantee a successful outcome to planning submissions, but we’ll always be 100% honest in our opinion as to the likely outcome based on our experience. We will never direct you to submit applications where there is very little chance of success, though we would fully support whatever decision is made by our client, and always seek to put the best case forward in any application. The planning process can be very costly. Therefore, we will always make sure our clients are fully aware of the risks.
Residential
- Small-Large housing schemes
- Replacement dwellings
- Householder extensions
- Paragraph 84 homes (design of ‘exceptional quality’)
- Self-build/Custom-build developments
- Green Belt exceptions (identifying Very Special Circumstances)
- Affordable Housing
- Care provision, including annexe accommodation
- Subdivision and Conversion
Commercial, Retail, Education
- Mixed-use developments
- Retail and leisure
- Change of use
- Refurbishment and redevelopment/subdivision
- Flexible permitted uses
- Educational training centres
- Facilities for Schools
Rural Planning
- Agricultural developments – new barns, accesses etc
- Farm Diversification
- Rural Business developments, including tourism
- Rural Workers dwellings
- Agricultural Tie removals
- Equestrian developments
- Class Q conversion of rural barns to residential dwellings
- Class R barn conversions to flexible uses
Tourism/Leisure
- Rural tourism
- Holiday accommodation sites (caravans, lodges, glamping and shepherd huts)
- Indoor and Outdoor Sport
- Leisure led mixed use development
Heritage
- Extensions and alterations to listed buildings
- Enabling development
- Development in Conservation Areas
- Non-designated heritage assets developments
- Conversion and change of use
- Registered Parks and Gardens developments
Permitted Development
- Change of Use
- Class Q – Residential Conversion
- Class R – Commercial
- Class AA – Additional Storeys
- Class MA – Change of use of retail, offices to residential uses
- Agricultural permitted development
- Householder Extensions
- Permitted Development Fallback
- Temporary Uses
Strategic Land
- Feasibility appraisals
- Local Plan Representations
- Public consultation and member engagement
Case Studies
Replacement dwelling – Malvern Hills District
Case StudyApplication submitted for a replacement dwelling, in the countryside in Malvern Hills District. We worked with our clients to amend the design and scale of the proposal to overcome a previous refusal. We presented the application to committee and the...
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing residential and equestrian use – Worcestershire
Case StudyOur clients sought advice to regularise the occupation of a site for permanent residential use, and private equestrian use with associated operational development including a manage with lighting and stabling. We were able to correlate supporting evidence...
Permission in Principle for 7no. dwellings in Abberley
Case StudyApplication submitted for up to 7no dwellings on a greenfield site in Abberley, adjacent to recent new housing development. The application was refused by Malvern Hills District Council, but was allowed on appeal as a result of our submission to the Planning...
What Simon Rees of AddisonRees Planning Consultancy Ltd doesn’t know about planning isn’t worth knowing. His knowledge of the planning system, and in particular Wychavon District Council, secured approvals in three difficult commercial planning applications, one with an officer recommended refusal. His attention to detail is superb, and quite frankly if Simon can’t do it then no-one can. Working from home means that he is low cost, and in my opinion, fantastic value for money.
Free No Obligation Advice
Please feel free to contact us for our free no obligation advice on your planning and development enquiry.