Retail planning has been one of the most challenging areas in recent years with a changing emphasis in planning policies for both town centre developments and out-of-town proposals.

Effective applications require constant awareness of the latest policies and practices across both the food and non-food sectors and an ability to promote schemes through public inquiries in response to those that are called in by the Government or are on appeal.

Our expertise in these areas is backed by a detailed technical understanding of the industry and knowledge of other key policy tests that are central to promoting large retail schemes in an increasingly challenging retail planning environment.