About Us
Cascade Planning offer comprehensive planning advice on all aspects of the use of land and/or buildings in England. We provide planning advice and consultancy services for home owners, land owners, developers and architects within the residential, retail and commercial sectors.
Cascade Planning is a newly established planning consultancy. Our company managing director, Andrew Mulindwa, is a respected chartered town planning professional who has worked in a number of Local Planning Authorities in England since 2000. Andrew is passionate about planning and delivering positive outcomes for clients. He has a wealth of experience in dealing with development proposals from small scale domestic housing extensions and retrofit projects to larger, more complex new developments, including commercial, retail, education, and residential projects.
Andrew is a a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and holds an Honours Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Town and Country Planning and Environmental Management, respectively.
Our Services
Cascade Planning provide planning advice for public and private sector clients in England. We pride ourselves on being thorough and paying attention to detail, notwithstanding the scale and nature of a development proposal.
Whether you believe your project to be reasonably straightforward, or is of mixed complexity, get in touch with us and we’ll do our best to secure a positive outcome for your development proposal. Due to the increasingly complex and ever-changing nature of the planning system, you should not take the risk of submitting a planning application without expert guidance from us.
Cascade Planning provides high quality, expert planning advice to clients across a multitude of development proposals. We undertake consultancy work on pre-application advice, permitted development for development and/use of land and buildings, prior approvals, and planning appeals. During the consideration of any development proposal, we refer our clients to experienced designers or architects.
Applications for Planning Permission and Other Consents
Recent and proposed changes to the planning regime in England have rendered the task of getting planning permission or other consents difficult and onerous. Cascade Planning can minimise or remove the complexity and confusion surrounding this process by preparing and submitting your planning application for you.
We understand that every planning application is unique, and as such we provide our clients with all the support and assistance necessary to achieve the best possible outcomes. This includes arranging for third-party consultations with specialist experts in relation to sunlight and daylight, ecology and biodiversity, financial viability assessments (FVA), flood risk assessments and transport and highways, where necessary.
Pre-application Advice
We can lead on pre-application engagement with the local planning authority and key stakeholders including the community and elected members in consultation with relevant departments of a Local Planning Authority, for example.
Planning Application Preparation & Submission
We can prepare applications for full planning permission, reserved matters following outline planning permission, non-material and minor material amendments to approved development schemes, advertisement consent, listed building consent and engage in S106 negotiations with Local Planning Authorities.
Permitted Development Certificate & Prior Approval
We advise on strategies for securing formal certification from a Local Planning Authority that a proposed or existing development is lawful. We can prepare and submit applications for prior approvals where we would seek confirmation from a Local Planning Authority that development including extension and/or change of use of residential, retail, commercial and officer units do not require formal planning permission.
Planning Appeals
We can advise on all aspects of planning appeals including evaluation of the reasons for refusal of a planning application given by the Local Planning Authority, preparation and submission of planning appeals to the Planning Inspectorate and instruction of counsel and expert witness services.
What to Expect
Our long experience with handling a wide spectrum of application types enables us to support and guide homeowners, developers, architects, investors, and landowners successfully through their respective projects. From development works to existing homes, commercial and retail units to changes of use of existing developments, our expert consultants are well-equipped to address any material planning considerations arising from a development proposal. Our services will provide you with access to experienced planners who can assist you with your planning needs.
Get in Touch
To arrange a consultation please contact Cascade Planning on 07984089420 or by email to info@cascadeplanning.co.uk