Tetlow King Town Planning and Development Consultants

Tried and Tested 5 Year Land Supply Expertise

Tetlow King Planning (TKP) continues to successfully investigate and challenge local authority 5 year housing land supply calculations within the framework of government guidance contained in PPS3: Housing and likely to be carried forward and strengthened in the emerging National Policy Framework, due for publication in March 2012.

Over the past year TKP has demonstrated that several local authorities throughout England lack a sufficient 5 year housing land supply; based on comprehensive evaluation of the potential delivery from sites over the next 5 year period and including an assessment of the economic circumstances and their implications.

Our particular approach has been specifically endorsed by an Inspector at a very recent appeal in Torbay. The Inspector commented that, “in my view the appellants’ discounting of building rates in future years is a realistic method of seeking to take account of current economic circumstances”.

Establishing the overall 5 year land supply position within a district is becoming increasingly important given the lack of site allocations within up to date and relevant development plan documents. If a shortfall is established, this constitutes a strong planning consideration in support of the immediate release of land for housing development, enabling developers to argue that their site should be granted immediate planning permission.

Ongoing work on 5 year land supply in which TKP is currently and directly involved includes relative to Cornwall, Mendip, Torbay and Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Please contact James Stacey, Director, or Rosie Rogers, Senior Planner, for further information.

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Who are we?

Tetlow King Planning Ltd is a leading town planning and development consultancy operating nationwide.

The company was founded in 1985 as a separate entity within the Tetlow King Group, which dates back to 1977.

What do we do?

We provide professional advice to a range of clients across the public and private sectors including investors, landowners, householders, developers, housing associations, local authorities, government organisations, professional bodies, trade bodies, research and educational institutions and community groups.

Our involvement in the planning process is extremely varied, ranging from influencing strategic policy at the national level through to promoting small scale development proposals at the local level.

We are experienced in planning for all types of development, with particular specialisms in housing and care.

What is our approach?

We aim to provide both professional and personal service to each of our diverse clients, avoiding conflicts of interest and providing imaginative, effective and viable advice.

We seek to enable sustainable development and deliver high quality planning solutions.

We seek to collaborate as far as possible with planning authorities; taking due account of the social, economic, environmental and political constraints in which the planning system operates.

What quality guarantees can we provide?

All Directors and most of our professional staff are Chartered Town Planners and are bound by the regulations of the Royal Town Planning Institute and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

We are accredited by Constructionline, which is a widely recognised benchmark of quality for public sector work.

What is the relationship with other Tetlow King companies?

Tetlow King Planning Ltd originates from the multi-disciplinary Tetlow King Group but is now distinct.

We continue to collaborate with Tetlow King Ltd, Architects, Urban Designers and Sustainability Consultants in particular.

More often than not we work in tandem with a variety of other specialist consultants at the discretion of the client.

General Brochure

Further information can be found in our general brochure which is available by clicking on the link below and can be requested in hard copy using the details on our contact pages.

General Brochure

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