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Residential
Extensions, conversions and whole-home projects for homeowners, with site visits across West Sussex, East Sussex and Surrey.
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Planning Application Services for Property Developers
A Planning Strategy Built Around Your Site and Margins. Nationwide.
Why Property Developers Trust ArchEvolve With Planning Strategy
Developers need more than drawings: the right route, realistic capacity and a scheme that survives viability and committee. ArchEvolve is MCIAT-chartered, models every option in Revit, works remotely over Teams and runs every project personally from appraisal to decision.
- 15 years of experience
- 350 planning approvals secured
- 500 projects completed
- Revit 3D modelling as standard
- MCIAT-chartered accreditation
Our services
Developer Planning and Related Services
This page covers strategy. For the routes themselves, see outline planning applications and reserved matters applications, and test your scheme first with pre-application advice. Our full developer offer is set out under architectural design for developers.
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Developers & Commercial
Planning and technical design for developers and commercial clients across England.
Developer services
Site & feasibility
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Planning & Drawings
From the first feasibility check to construction drawings, in the order a project needs them.
01Feasibility & survey
02Planning
03Technical & construction
Planning Applications for Property Developers, Strategy First
Our planning application services for property developers start with strategy: choosing between full, outline and hybrid applications, sizing the scheme to policy and viability, and planning for obligations before they hit your margins. Major applications in England, generally 10 or more homes or sites of 0.5 hectares or more, bring statutory consultees, longer determination periods, section 106 agreements and often a committee decision. We plan for each of these from day one.
Common challenges
- Choosing between full, outline and hybrid applications for the site
- Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy costs eroding viability
- Biodiversity net gain requirements discovered late in the design
- Major application thresholds triggering extra reports and consultation
- Schemes referred to planning committee with uncertain outcomes
- Slow coordination between consultants delaying submission
How ArchEvolve solves them
- Route recommended against your exit strategy, funding and programme
- Likely obligations identified early and reflected in the scheme
- Ecologist involved at concept stage so net gain shapes the layout
- Validation requirements and consultee issues mapped before design is fixed
- Clear visuals and a policy case prepared with committee in mind
- Single point of coordination with all consultant inputs on one model
How an ArchEvolve Project Works
Our developer planning process runs from first site questions to a decision notice in seven stages.
Free Consultation
We discuss the site, your exit strategy and programme over Teams, and give an early view on planning risk. Free, no obligation.
Strategy and Route
We recommend full, outline or hybrid permission, consider prior approval routes where relevant, and set out the likely obligations and reports.
Capacity and Viability
We test unit numbers, mix and massing in 3D so you can check yield and costs against likely section 106 and CIL liabilities.
Pre-Application Engagement
For larger schemes we seek the council's pre-application view and, where useful, discuss a planning performance agreement to set a timetable.
Consultant Team
We coordinate ecology, highways, drainage, heritage and other consultants, so every report matches the scheme and validation requirements are met.
Submission
We prepare the drawings, design and access statement and forms, then submit through the Planning Portal and track validation closely.
Committee and Decision
We respond to consultees, negotiate conditions and heads of terms, and prepare visuals and briefing material if the scheme goes to committee.
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Planning Applications for Developers Across the UK
Developer Planning Applications Driven by a Live 3D Model
Many practices redraw every option in 2D, which slows capacity testing and consultant coordination. ArchEvolve models schemes in Revit and renders them in Enscape, so options, yield and visuals update together and decisions are made faster.
3D Visualisations Included
Enscape views and street scenes help officers, committee members and investors understand the scheme, and double as early marketing images.
Faster Validation
Major application requirements are mapped at the start, so drawings, statements and consultant reports are complete when the application is submitted.
National Planning Knowledge
ArchEvolve works with property developers anywhere in the UK, delivered remotely over Teams, with site visits arranged when the site requires them.
End-to-End Service
Alex Page leads your scheme personally from appraisal through planning, condition discharge and technical design, with no handoffs to junior staff.
Planning Applications for Developers UK-Wide
We prepare planning applications for property developers, landowners and investors anywhere in the UK, working remotely over Teams, with site visits optional.
What do your planning application services for property developers include?
Planning strategy, capacity testing in 3D, pre-application engagement, consultant coordination, drawings, the design and access statement, submission, negotiation of conditions and obligations, and support through committee. Condition discharge and technical design can follow.
Should I apply for full, outline or hybrid permission?
Full permission suits a fixed scheme you intend to build. Outline establishes the principle with details reserved, suiting land sales or uncertain markets. Hybrid combines both, for example full detail on phase one and outline for later phases. See outline planning applications.
What counts as a major planning application?
In England, residential schemes of 10 or more homes, or sites of 0.5 hectares or more, are major development. Majors have a 13 week determination target, need more supporting documents and are more likely to involve a section 106 agreement.
What is the difference between section 106 and CIL?
A section 106 agreement secures site-specific obligations, such as affordable housing or local infrastructure. The Community Infrastructure Levy is a fixed charge per square metre, collected only by councils that have adopted it. Both affect viability, so we consider them early.
Does biodiversity net gain apply to my scheme?
Mandatory biodiversity net gain applies to most new development in England, with some exemptions. Involving an ecologist at concept stage avoids redesigns, and the biodiversity gain plan is then approved through discharge of planning conditions.
Will my application go to planning committee?
That depends on the council’s scheme of delegation. Larger or contentious schemes, departures from the local plan and applications with many objections are more likely to go to committee. We prepare clear visuals and a strong policy case either way.
Can you work on sites anywhere in the UK?
Yes. We work with developers nationwide, remotely over Teams, with site visits optional. Scotland and Northern Ireland run separate planning systems, so we confirm the correct process for each site. See our developments portfolio for recent work.
Do you help with prior approval routes for developers?
Yes. Some changes of use and upward extensions can proceed through prior approval rather than full planning, subject to strict criteria. Our office to residential conversion service covers one of the most common routes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Start Your Developer Planning Application Today
Free initial consultation for property developers UK-wide. Tell us about your site and we will recommend a planning route.
