Services Offered by a Freelance Town Planner

5/13/20243 min read

person holding ballpoint pen writing on white paper
person holding ballpoint pen writing on white paper

Services Offered by a Freelance Town Planner

As a freelance town planner, we offer a range of services to clients who are looking for reliable town planning support either to support a particular project, or for long term reliable support. Our experience in town planning allows us to provide support to your valued clients, helping them navigate the complexities of the planning process and achieve their goals.

Here are some of the services offered as a freelance town planner:

1. Site Analysis and Evaluation

As a freelance town planner we can provide your clients with a comprehensive site appraisal service. This will provide you and your clients with a clear understanding of the opportunities and constraints associated with a particular site, helping them to make informed decisions.

This can be conducted in accordance with your company template to ensure that the level of detail is the same as your other site appraisals.

2. Supporting Documentation

One of our most popular services as a freelance town planner is to produce Planning Statements for our clients. We have experience in producing Planning Statements for a wide-range of applications including:

  • New residential and commercial developments

  • Change of use applications (including Permitted Development)

  • Renewable energy applications

  • Householder applications (including Permitted Development)

At The Freelance Planner, a freelance planning consultant will deliver you a high quality and timely Planning Statement that covers the necessary local and national policies.

important aspects of the planning process is the preparation of development applications. This involves compiling all the necessary documentation, including architectural plans, environmental impact assessments, and community consultation reports. As a freelance town planner, I have extensive experience in preparing development applications that comply with local planning regulations and policies. By ensuring that all the required information is included and presented in a clear and concise manner, I increase the chances of a successful application.

3. Local Plan Representations

At The Freelance Planner, our in-house freelance town planning consultant has expert knowledge of the local plan process, which can be used to produce excellent local plan representations. This includes Call for Sites Submissions, Site Promotion, Local Plan Representations and Local Plan objections.

4. Submitting planning applications and appeals

At The Freelance Town Planner, a freelance town planner can submit planning applications and appeals on your behalf.

5. Planning Objections

At The Freelance Planner, we know that the wrong type of development in the wrong place can cause concern for your clients. Our objections, written by a freelance town planner, will forensically assess proposals against the relevant local and national policies, and include your clients concerns where necessary. This will ensure that their voice is heard by the Planning Officer, Planning Committee or Planning Inspector.

For more information on our services see our portfolio here.

Why Clients Value Our Services

Our clients value our services for several reasons:

1. Additional resource

As a freelance town planner, we can provide valuable additional resources to your team at short notice. This could be to cover an increase in work demand, staff sickness or a turnover in staff.

2. We stick to our promises

At The Freelance Planner, we know how important it is to stick to deadlines, as delays can cause frustrations for you and your clients. That is why at The Freelance Planner, if we set a deadline we promise we will meet it, and we have a 100% success rate so far!

Unlike larger planning firms, as a freelance town planner, I am able to provide a personalized approach to each client. I take the time to understand their specific needs and objectives, tailoring my services to meet their unique requirements. This level of personalized attention ensures that clients receive the highest level of service and achieve the best possible outcomes for their projects.

3. High quality work

At The Freelance Planner we take pride in our work.

When engaging a freelance town planner, it is important to ensure that the work is of a high enough quality to meet the values and quality expected from your business. As The Freelance planner we understand this, and treat your customers as our own. Making major amendments to sub-standard work will cost you time and money, and our high-quality service is tailored to ensure that the process is as quick and easy as possible for you.

Engaging the services of a freelance town planner can be a cost-effective option for clients. As a freelancer, I have lower overheads compared to larger planning firms, allowing me to offer competitive rates without compromising on the quality of service. This cost-effectiveness is particularly beneficial for smaller-scale projects or clients with limited budgets.

4. Retain your valued clients

As part of our freelance town planner service, we provide a discreet freelance planning consultant service allowing you to retain your valued clients.

Conclusion

At The Freelance Planner, we offer a wide range of planning services as a freelance town planner. We ensure that you received the highest level of service, including providing planning reports that you would be happy to call your own.

If you are looking for professional town planning services, we would be delighted to assist you.