Black Box Planning
Commercial & Employment
We provide strategic planning advice for industrial, logistics, office, retail and employment developments, supporting businesses and developers from site appraisal to planning approval.
Creating Places for Business and Employment
Commercial development needs to respond to how businesses and local economies actually grow. From business parks and employment land to industrial, logistics, office and mixed-use schemes, we help clients identify opportunities and build the planning case for development that supports investment and creates jobs.
We work with businesses, developers and landowners including Tarmac, Vinci, Arenite, FWS Carter & Sons, Honda Institute, Hyundai Motors and Tiarks Property Development, bringing together planning policy, commercial need and robust evidence to move schemes forward. Our experience ranges from extensions and changes of use to major new employment developments.
At Brockeridge Park in Gloucestershire, we recently secured permission at appeal for a major 11.7-hectare expansion following an initial refusal by the Local Planning Authority. The case demonstrated a significant shortfall in employment land and the need for policy to respond to economic realities, unlocking a development capable of supporting around 500 new jobs.
From early feasibility and site promotion through to applications, negotiation and appeals, we understand the commercial pressures behind development and find planning strategies that help make investment happen.
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