Blackdown Hills Planning Consultants

The Blackdown Hills AONB was established in 1991 to protect the special landscapes amongst the range of hills along the Somerset and Devon border north-west of Dorset. The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is managed by the local AONB partnership and the 4 Local Planning Authorities (East Devon, Mid Devon, South Somerset, and Somerset West and Taunton). We cover the following villages: Staple Fitzpaine, Buckland St Mary, Whitestaunton, Wambrook, Churchstanton, Dunkeswell, Luppitt, Upottery, Smeatharpe, Hemyock, Blackborough, Yarcombe, Membury, Stockland, Sheldon, Cotleigh, and Chardstock.

Planning Applications & Appeals

We can prepare, submit, and manage a planning application or an appeal on your behalf. Our planning consultants will address the local and national planning policies relevant to the development, prepare the plans and other documents required to gain planning permission, and manage the application or appeal through to its completion.

Planning Drawings & Documents

Planning drawings and supporting reports are required when a planning application or appeal is submitted. We can draft site plans, location plans, floor plans, elevations, and other architectural drawings, and we can also prepare supporting reports such as design and access statements, visual appraisals, and heritage statements.

Planning Appraisals

Prior to preparing an application or appeal, we will carry out an assessment of the application site and the proposed development and provide advice about the acceptability of any proposal. Please contact us if you would like us to provide a planning appraisal detailing the acceptability of a development proposal.