Planning Applications
We can help with planning applications for projects of varying scale and complexity, supporting clients from early advice through to submission. Our work is design-led and grounded in a thorough understanding of planning policy and local authority requirements, with particular experience securing approval in sensitive and constrained contexts.
We work across Sheffield, the Peak District and London, and our services include:
Initial consultation and site visit to understand the site, constraints and planning context
Early advice on planning strategy, risks and opportunities
Coordination of measured surveys - recommending and appointing suitable surveyors, or commissioning surveys on the client’s behalf
Design development for planning-stage proposals
Preparation of existing and proposed drawings for submission
Design & Access Statements and supporting documentation
Heritage statements and impact assessments
Liaising with planning officers and responding to feedback during determination
We have extensive experience supporting planning applications within the Peak District National Park, where policy, landscape and heritage constraints make approval particularly challenging.
Our work in this context demonstrates how carefully considered, well-crafted schemes can be successfully justified within a National Park setting. By grounding proposals in a clear understanding of place, materiality and environmental performance, and by articulating how new interventions sit comfortably within their landscape, we have secured consent for projects that are both sensitive and assured.
This experience helps reduce planning risk and gives clients confidence that proposals are being developed with the level of rigour required in one of the UK’s most tightly controlled planning environments.
Planning applications in the Peak District
If you would like to discuss a project, please email us at info@sjw-architects.com