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About CgMs Consulting

Why Choose CgMs?

• highly experienced team offering an integrated approach to planning, archaeology and historic buildings
• serving both private and public sector clients
• well-proven commercially focused advice
• successful track record of securing consents
• ability to provide cost effective and timely delivery of required outcomes

Planning

The planning consultancy team provides independent and commercially sound planning advice. Our team works for both private and public sector clients and we advise both landowners, occupiers, developers and investors of all the key property sectors. We tailor our solutions to each client's needs and we provide a cost effective and responsive approach to instructions.

Local Development Frameworks

Planning policies are changing at national and local level. We can help you to understand the implications for your development and promote schemes through the development plan process.

Services include :

• development plans monitoring
• advice on implications of new policies
• making representations to secure policy change
• identification of development opportunities
• promotion of major development
• sustainability appraisal/SEA

Planning Applications and Appeals

Planning applications now have to be supported by significant amounts of information. We can advise you of a site's potential and the risks associated with the planning application process.

Services include :

• site and development appraisals
• development briefs
• submission of planning applications
• design and access statements
• environmental impact assessment
• s106 agreements and viability studies
• presentation of cases on appeal

Rural Development

From the Newark office we are keen to support our rural clients.

Services include :

• estate planning appraisals
• feasibility studies and development promotion
• new uses for redundant farm buildings
• removal of agricultural occupancy conditions
• specialist advice on conservation and historic buildings

Some of our planning clients

In addition to local landowners and developers we have recently undertaken planning work for larger clients, including :

• Barratt Developments
• Taylor Wimpey
• Tesco
• UK Borders Agency
• Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Archaeology

The archaeology team are the leading providers of independent advice to land owners and developers. Free of links to local authority departments and field units, our professional approach and extensive contacts ensure that clients' interests are dealt with effectively and a balance between the often conflicting demands of profitable development and conservation is achieved. Our input from the site acquisition or project scoping stage can ensure that unexpected delays and extra costs are avoided.

Our services include:

• Advice on and the discharge of planning conditions
• Advice on the need for, cost and duration of works
• Desk based assessments
• Expert evidence at Planning Inquiries
• Historic landscape characterisation including buildings and hedgerows
• Industrial and military archaeological advice
• Preparation of briefs for field work
• Review of development plan policies and boundaries of designated or proposed sites of archaeological interest
• Specification, tendering and project management of field evaluations and excavations

Historic Buildings

Our Historic Buildings Consultants have a wealth of experience to offer. They are passionate about their subject and as knowledgeable about the planning and development process as they are about timber framing and lime-stone walls. Our service is tailor made to suit your needs and our professionals work extensively with architects, planners, homeowners and other consultants to offer guidance on suitable development within the historic environment.

Our services include:

• research and historical analysis
• pre-acquisition advice
• supporting statements for planning, listed buildings and conservation consent applications
• environmental impact assessment inputs
• negotiations with statutory bodies
• expert witness

Some of our heritage clients

In addition to local landowners and developers we have recently undertaken planning work for larger clients, including :

• David Wilson Homes
• Gazeley
• Magnox
• HSP Consulting
• UK Coal
• Energiekontor UK

Contact - Planning
e-mail: richard.atkinson@cgms.co.uk
mobile : 07525 803343

Contact - Archaeology/Historic buildings
e-mail: simon.mortimer@cgms.co.uk
mobile: 07730 648636

Company website : www.cgms.co.uk
Offices also in London, Cheltenham, Birmingham, Kettering, Manchester, Edinburgh

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