Mark Dyson Surveyors Ltd are General Practice Chartered Surveyors who, for many years, have been managing planning applications for clients in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and beyond. We are very familiar with the Local Planning Authorities and experienced in providing additional reports (or referrals to other specialists such as wildlife ecologists, structural surveyors etc.) that the Planners frequently require to validate applications. Governments of all colours promise streamlining the planning process by reducing unnecessary reports, however the reality seems to be an ever increasing burden on the applicants for specialist reports. We are experienced in interpreting all the Councils' validation lists to assess which reports are and are not necessary and have contacts with an efficient consultation team to carry these out only when necessary.
We cover all aspects of planning, large or small, urban and rural.
Planning carried out:
RURAL
- Barn conversions
- New farmhouses from concept to consent
- Farm buildings eg portal frame, stone etc.
- Farm dwellings (including agricultural consents)
- Dairy units (robotics housing etc)
- Permitted Development applications(28 day notices)
- Prior Approval applications
- Diversification projects – holiday lets, fishing ponds, camping and glamping, renewables
- Removal of planning conditions
URBAN FRINGE
- large scale urban expansion of South West Exeter
- holiday lodge complexes.
- Small scale commercial extensions and conversions
Designs and drawings are prepared in-house - this is usually more cost effective than consulting a local architect.
EXAMPLE 1 NEW BUILD- FLOOR PLANS,ELEVATIONS & CROSS SECTIONS
EXAMPLE 2 BARN CONVERSION
SITE PLAN
EXAMPLE 3 WITH PHOTO OF BARN FOR CONVERSION - ELEVATIONS WITH WILDLIFE MITIGATION
Planning policy is a constantly evolving landscape: different councils require varying validation reports, and rely on their own locally formed policies alongside National Policy. Most recently, further layers of complexity have been added to the planning system, such as
:Community Infrastructure Levy (adopted by many councils) with councils varying in how they manage and collect the Levy.
:Biodiversity Net Gain metrics and drawings
:Flood Risk Assessments
:More frequent PEAs and often emergence survey effort
