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THE NEW DPP

Planning can be a complex and frustrating experience. For close to forty years, as planning has become increasingly complicated, DPP has been guiding organisations through the potential pitfalls to deliver successful outcomes.

DPP has evolved. We have redefined how we deliver results for our clients. More than ever, we are driven not by processes but by outcomes, and we are focused on our clients’ needs. Our Directors lead our projects with an enviable technical knowledge and track record of success. Our results reflect that we are integral to the entire development process and contribute much more than planning advice.

I hope this short overview of who we are and the work we do provides an insight into what we can achieve for you.

Gareth HooperCEO DPP

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WITH 5 OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE UKCARDIFFLEEDSLONDONMANCHESTERNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

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INTRODUCTION

PLANNING

OUR SERVICES

SECTORS

PEOPLE

OUR OFFICES

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INTRODUCTION

DPP is an independent national consultancy successfully delivering planning solutions to clients across the UK.

Operating from a network of five staffed offices based in Cardiff, Leeds, London, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne, we offer national reach with local knowledge.

We provide planning services to clients across all sectors to assist in realising development potential and optimising the use of land, buildings and portfolios.

DPP has a strong client focus and places emphasis on adding value, innovation, professionalism and providing solutions to achieve a successful outcome.

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We are team players, contributing to every aspect of our clients’ projects in order to deliver success, and as a result we are now trusted advisors to some of the largest property and development organisations in the UK.

One of the many benefits of using DPP is the knowledge and experience of planning and development by key members of the organisation. This is reflected in our outstanding track record.

DPP – Doing Planning Properly – offers a service that is consistent, personal and distinctive.

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PLANNING

DPP can guide you through UK planning legislation and provide a service which goes far beyond the routine step-by-step process of planning applications and appeals. Our focus is the outcome not the process.

We will consider the bigger picture and establish the right rationale, providing commercially astute strategies and solutions for all your projects, large and small.

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We tackle questions such as:

• What are the precise planning and commercial objectives?

• Where might problems arise? How

might we tackle them? • What is the right team for the job? • What current and new planning

legislation and policy might apply?

With these questions answered, we formulate strategies, tactics and programmes that exceed our clients’ expectations and surpass national success rates.

WE OFFER A BREADTH OF SERVICES TO ENSURE ROBUST AND SUCCESSFUL PLANNING SUBMISSIONS

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OUR SERVICES

We provide the following services for our clients:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT DPP provides professional project managers who coordinate and programme the team and are capable of delivering results. DPP is independent, meaning we are able to work in close partnership with market leaders in other specialisms to maximise results.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS Planning applications are at the heart of DPP’s services. We actively promote our clients’ applications by negotiation with the local planning authority and statutory consultees, many of whom we know, through our network of offices. We prepare and submit supporting information and we advise on conditions and legal agreements.

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PLANNING APPEALS & JUDICIAL REVIEW If a refusal is received, or a client is pursuing an application with adverse conditions, we can provide advice on the strategy for an appeal process. Not only will we lodge the appeal, we will prepare and present evidence, act as Expert Witness and instruct Counsel. The same applies for judicial reviews, where we are trusted advisors.

APPRAISALS & FEASIBILITY STUDIES We provide advice on planning prospects. Those with major land holdings and portfolios come to DPP for planning audits and strategic advice on future development and disposal strategies.

SHARING KNOWLEDGEWe monitor emerging legislation and provide advice on how this may affect our clients. We go beyond this in advising clients on how to stay ahead of changes.

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SECURING ALLOCATIONS AND FAVOURABLE POLICIES We examine changes to planning policy and add value to our clients through representations to draft plans.

COMMUNITY AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENTDPP offers expertise on strategies and programmes for community, stakeholder and political engagement. We champion proposals, informed by technical expertise, knowledge of the site and an understanding of the significance of engagement to the success of a project.

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OUR STRENGTH IS DEMONSTRATED BY THE RANGE OF SECTORS WE WORK IN

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EDUCATION

DPP has extensive experience in planning and heritage services for higher education, school, academy and nursery school projects throughout the country and we have a strong record in the delivery of consents, particularly through the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

We have worked on a diverse range of projects including a new business and learning campus for a college in the West Midlands, the rationalisation and refurbishment of a number of schools and community colleges in Yorkshire and London boroughs and the development of new schools across the country. We also advise a number of universities on their development strategies and general planning issues.

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EMPLOYMENT

DPP has a strong track record in bringing forward employment space across the UK. DPP has the expertise to manage complex planning policy issues in sensitive locations.

Our work encompasses major urban regeneration schemes involving over 40,000 sqm of employment floorspace, including a new business park of regional significance, the rationalisation of a well-established industrial complex to maximise value, and new prestigious HQ offices as well as small inner-city workshops.

DURHAM GATEClient Carillion / Arlington Spennymoor Trust

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LEISURE

Our projects include sports stadia, major leisure complexes, multiplex cinemas, art house cinemas, hotels, pubs, restaurants and fast food outlets.

We work for some of the UK’s best-known operators and have an outstanding success rate in delivering positive results for clients whose proposals can prompt varied technical and community responses.

We undertake environmental assessments and economic and social impact studies and carry out intensive public consultation programmes to achieve planning consent.

THE STADIUM FOR CORNWALLClient Inox Group / Henry Boot Developments

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REGENERATION/MIXED USE

Carefully planned mixed use development and regeneration initiatives can transform run down urban areas into vibrant, sustainable abd successful communities. DPP has an impressive track record of working alongside developers, agencies and public sector organisations to deliver far-reaching, high quality, effective and, on occasion, ground breaking regeneration of some of the UK’s most deprived urban areas. Our services focus on establishing a vision for the area, setting aims and objectives for the initiatives, generating support from the local community, creating multi-disciplinary teams working across sectors to deliver change, and where necessary working with other professionals to promote land assembly initiatives.

CLERKENWELL ROAD, LONDONClient 100 Clerkenwell Road Ltd

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

We have experience of private and public sector solar, wind and anaerobic digestion projects across the UK. Our expertise extends from appraisals to establish the potential for renewable energy, right through to project managing the delivery of a programme of renewable energy projects. We also work with technical partners to identify the energy generating potential of projects.

At the planning stage, we use our knowledge of renewable energy and our experience of developing strategies for complex and often controversial planning applications to guide developers through the process, maximising energy generating potential and securing planning consent.

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FREEMANS REACHSet to become the first hydro-powered city centre development in the UK

Client Carillion (Maple Oak) LtdImage Faulkner Browns

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RETAIL AND TOWN CENTRES

DPP has an outstanding reputation for expert advice on retail planning. We shape emerging retail and town centre policies by submitting representations on emerging national and local policies.

Our experience includes town and city centre mixed use developments, food stores and retail parks, as well as change of use projects and smaller town centre schemes.

We regularly undertake assessments in support of our clients’ proposals, as well as undertaking site appraisals, sequential site assessments, town centre health checks and forecasts of future needs.

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We have extensive experience in providing expert witnesses at public inquiries to promote developments and in relation to Compulsory Purchase Orders.

BROUGHTON RETAIL PARKClient British Land

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RESIDENTIAL

We advise at all stages of a housing development from site identification and promotion through the SHLAA and Local Plan process to resolving complex planning issues and providing comprehensive documentation to support planning applications and appeals. Our projects can vary from single dwellings to large urban extensions.

We have seen how pressure to respond to demands for more housing and a lack of deliverable sites is leading to ever more challenging planning issues and our experience of working with individual as well as the UK’s regional and national housebuilders means we can manage the whole process of residential planning, including environmental impact, sustainability and heritage issues.

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Top NEW SALFORD, CHAPEL STREETClient Salford City CouncilImage Glenn Howells Architects Bottom TYN DWR HALL, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIREClient UCLAN

A BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE

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WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES COURTClient Ministry of Justice

OUR DIVERSE TEAM PROVIDES THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE ESSENTIAL TO OUR SUCCESS

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PEOPLE

Every member of our team brings professional skills and technical expertise which we utilise on projects to deliver successful outcomes. Director input throughout every project ensures clients benefit from our vast experience. We draw together our project teams based not just on geographical location but on the expertise required to deliver the outcome. Our people deliver projects with passion, openness and accountability. They focus on action, not words, on outcomes, not process.The single goal for everybody is delivering results for our clients. Our clients value our technical expertise and enjoy working with us.

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Gareth HooperCHIEF EXECUTIVE

OFFICER

Jill S RileyCHIEF OPERATIONS

OFFICER

Bob RobinsonDIRECTOR

Bruce BeresfordDIRECTOR

John FrancisDIRECTOR

Michelle BathDIRECTOR

Gary SuttonDIRECTOR

Mark LaneDIRECTOR

Faith FolleyDIRECTOR

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OUR OFFICES

Our national network of offices equip us with valuable local knowledge, experience, contacts and relationships, all of which mean we are well placed to deliver results.

DPP Planning London66 Porchester Road London, W2 6ET

t +44 (0) 207 706 [email protected]

DPP Planning CardiffSophia House28 Cathedral RoadCardiff, CF11 9LJ

t +44 (0)29 2066 [email protected]

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DPP Planning LeedsFifth FloorNo 2 Wellington PlaceLeeds, LS1 4 AP


DPP Planning ManchesterBarnett House53 Fountain StreetManchester, M2 2AN

t +44 (0)161 247 8555

[email protected]

DPP Planning NewcastleRotterdam House116 QuaysideNewcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DY


DPP OFFERS NATIONAL COVERAGE AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

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THANKS

This book provides just a brief summary of how we work and what we have accomplished. I hope it has inspired you to look at the planning process in a different way. DPP’s approach cuts through the complexity of the planning process. Our experience and clear thinking means we can focus on positive achievements. We want to work with you. We have the national coverage and local knowledge to deliver results and we have an enviable track record which we would like to share with you. Please get in contact to find out how we can help you.

Gareth HooperCEO DPP

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