Planning & Development Consultancy

More clarity.
Better decisions.

Director-level expertise for landowners, developers and investors. Acting as planning and development lead, we manage projects from initial assessment through planning consent, coordinating with partners on the next steps towards delivery.

Beyond advice

Planning advice informed by practical development experience. We coordinate the professional team, manage costs and keep momentum through planning, with a clear focus on how each scheme can be delivered.

Three ways to work together

  1. 01

    Embedded Development Leadership

    External Land and Planning Director support from initial site assessment through planning consent and into delivery, working alongside your development partners. Flexible director-level expertise without the commitment of a full-time appointment.

  2. 02

    Planning Strategy & Management

    We assess your site's development potential and the most effective planning strategy, then manage pre-application engagement, consultant teams and the process through to determination, including appeals. Particular expertise in complex, sensitive and Green Belt sites.

  3. 03

    Site Sourcing & Introduction

    Off-market development opportunities across the Home Counties and North London, with an initial appraisal to support informed acquisition decisions.

Consulting case studies

Planning takes a different shape on every site.

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01Commercial / B8

Northfield Nursery, Waltham Abbey

From planning challenge to commercial opportunity

A 5.48-hectare Green Belt site taken from appeal to approval for B8 industrial and storage use.

Committee approval, June 2026

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Acting for commercial developers, Landvest helped unlock this 5.48-hectare Green Belt site, first securing a successful planning appeal in December 2024 to establish its commercial use as a garden centre.

Building on that outcome, planning committee approval followed in June 2026 for redevelopment including approximately 25,000 sq ft of B8 industrial accommodation and associated storage.

The scheme delivers a commercially viable development while reducing the existing built footprint and providing substantial biodiversity enhancements.

Site
5.48 ha, Green Belt
Appeal
December 2024
Approval
June 2026
Scheme
c. 25,000 sq ft B8 plus storage
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02Residential

Havering Park Stables, Havering-atte-Bower

Overcoming planning challenges to unlock residential development

Nine homes on a former equestrian site in the Green Belt and a conservation area.

Allowed on appeal, February 2026

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Landvest acted as lead development consultant on the redevelopment of this former equestrian site within the Metropolitan Green Belt and the Havering-atte-Bower Conservation Area.

Following the Council's initial refusal, permission was secured on appeal in February 2026 for nine homes, including the conversion of existing buildings and six new dwellings.

The outcome unlocks residential potential within a sensitive Green Belt and heritage setting.

Context
Green Belt and Conservation Area
Appeal
February 2026
Scheme
9 homes: conversions + 6 new
Role
Lead development consultant
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03Residential

Woodville Gardens, Barkingside

Securing consent for a major residential development

114 new homes in the London Borough of Redbridge.

Planning permission, October 2025

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Landvest secured planning permission in October 2025 for 114 new homes at Woodville Gardens, Barkingside, within the London Borough of Redbridge.

The scheme comprises 59 houses and 55 apartments, with new public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure.

It demonstrates Landvest's ability to navigate complex planning considerations and bring forward substantial residential schemes in established urban locations.

Permission
October 2025
Homes
114
Mix
59 houses, 55 apartments
Borough
LB Redbridge
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04Mixed use / Care / Residential / Education

Brook Street, Colchester

Bringing complementary uses together on a constrained town-centre site

A town-centre mixed-use scheme combining care and retirement accommodation, residential housing and a nursery.

Hybrid outline and detailed application submitted

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Landvest is taking forward a mixed-use scheme at Brook Street, Colchester, working within the constraints of a town-centre location.

The proposals combine care and retirement accommodation, residential housing and a nursery for education use, bringing complementary uses together within one scheme.

A hybrid submission combining outline and detailed elements has been submitted to Colchester City Council. The scheme remains in the planning process.

Location
Town centre, Colchester
Uses
Care / retirement, residential housing and nursery
Submission
Hybrid: outline and detailed elements
Authority
Colchester City Council

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Led by Richard Collins & Khaled Khawaja

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