Retail and Leisure Team
Our specialist retail and leisure team is headed by Malcolm Honour.
The team provides the specialist planning advice to clients who specifically seek to develop or use land and buildings for
- Out of town retail and restaurant and indoor leisure uses.
- Town centre retail and restaurant uses
- Indoor leisure operators.
- Hotels and or conference centres.
Retail and Leisure Team Services
Our retail and leisure team undertake on behalf of our retail and leisure clients the following core planning services:
Undertaking a planning assessment of the prospects of obtaining planning permission for the sought retail and leisure use(s).
Advising on the planning strategy to maximise the prospects of obtaining the sought planning permission.
Undertaking a quantitative and qualitative “need”, “impact” and “sequential test assessment” for retail, leisure and other “town centre uses” that are proposed outside the town centre.
Varying planning conditions enabling the occupation of a unit for a specific operator.
Negotiating planning permission for corporate signage and shop frontages.
Negotiating all of planning applications for new development, including the associated planning agreements.
Acting as the expert witness at planning appeal .
Key Retail and Leisure Clients
Toys R Us
Legal & General
Land Securities
Alrov Group
Sundial Group
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Tesco
