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    • Barn Conversions >
      • Class Q, Newbury, Berkshire
      • Full Planning Permission, Blewbury, Oxfordshire
      • Full Planning Permission, Corsham
      • Class Q, Wootton Fields Farm Barn
      • Class Q, Royal Wootton Bassett Big Barn
      • Class Q, Gainfield, Faringdon
      • Class Q, Granborough, Aylesbury Vale
      • Full Planning Permission, Ampney Crucis, Cotswolds
      • Class Q, Sutton Courteney
    • Self-Build Projects >
      • Replacement Dwelling, Cotswolds
      • Garden Subdivision, Baughurst
      • Brownfiled Subdivision, Stadhampton
      • Barn Restoration, Chalgrove
      • Wantage, Agricultural Dwelling
      • The Riverbank, Windsor
      • Innovative green roofed self build, Gerrards Cross
      • Collingbourne-Ducis (in Conservation Area)
      • Wantage AONB
      • All Cannings Plot Subdivision
      • Barn-Like Dwelling, Didcot
      • Drayton Mill
      • Hillgreen AONB
      • Broad Town Swindon
      • South Cerney
      • New Dwelling, The Ridings, Oxford (Green Belt)
    • Large Developments >
      • Stanton St Quintin - 17 Units
      • East Sussex, 40 Dwellings
      • Staines Old Fire Station
      • Stadhampton 14 Units
      • Blackheath Station Car Park Redevelopment
      • Lydiard Millicent 9 Units
      • Bedfordshire, 21 dwellings
      • Shabbington 15 Units
      • Stadhampton 21 dwellings
    • Small Developments >
      • Abingdon, 2 dwellings
      • Little Milton 5 Units, Oxfordshire
      • Harwell 4 Dwellings
      • Little Chalfont Replacement Dwelling
      • Granborough Replacement Dwelling
      • Oxford 4 Dwellings
      • Camberley 2 Dwellings
      • Peterborough 3 Dwellings
      • Sutton Courtenay 3 Dwellings
      • Brightwalton 3 Dwellings
      • Wiltshire 4 Units
    • Strategic Land >
      • Clevedon, North Somerset
      • Stourport, Worcestershire 60-70 Units
      • Earlswood, West Midlands - Green Belt Release
      • Taunton, Land south of
      • Troon, Cornwall
      • Wythall, Birmingham
      • Various Co-op Disposals
      • Shurdington, Cheltenham
    • Commercial Projects >
      • Retail and Residential Development Wroughton, Wiltshire
      • Multi Use Gaming Area, Witney, Oxfordshire
      • Commercial Premises Expansion
      • Commercial Car Park Expansion
      • Ducklington Office Space
    • Equestrian Projects >
      • Equestrian project with restaurant, Addington, Buckinghamshire
      • Equestrian Indoor Arena, West Wellow, Hampshire
      • Goosey Stables
      • Goosey Stables 2
      • Indoor Equestrian Arena Durley
      • Equestrian Facility Plans
    • Heritage Projects >
      • Blewbury, Oxfordshire
      • Listed Thatched Cottage in East Hendred
      • West Hanney Listed Building
      • Stanford in the Vale Listed Building
      • Staines Old Fire Station
      • Buscot Park Renewable Heating Project
    • Domestic Alterations >
      • Ménage extension, Mortimer, Reading
      • Kintbury, Hungerford, RG17
      • Change of Use Weston on the Green
      • Renovation of The Old Schoolhouse
      • Barn Change of Use Chalgrove
      • 2 Ancillary Outbuildings Near Witney
  • Sites for sale
    • Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14
    • Blewbury, Oxfordshire, OX11
    • Ball Hill, Newbury, Hampshire, RG20
    • Manningford Bruce, Pewsey, Wiltshire
    • Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12
    • Sites Sold >
      • Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4
      • Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4
      • Bishopswood, Baughurst, RG26
      • Maulden, Bedfordfordshire, MK45 2AE
      • Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, OX10
  • News
  • Advice
    • The role of a Planning Consultant
    • Demolition and planning permission
    • Class Q Barn Conversions
    • About the AONB
    • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) >
      • What is Chargeable Floorspace
    • Planning App Fees
    • Interactive Green Belt Map
    • Speaking at planning committee
    • Flooding: Sequential and Exception Tests
    • Keeping your planning permission alive
  • Events
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  • Contact

pre-applications

Local Planning Authorities (LPA) will consider a submission of drawings and supporting documents in order to give you an informal opinion about the likelihood of success of a prospective application. This is called Pre-Application Advice. 

Planning can be complicated and when projects are particularly subjective, this early engagement with the LPA can (but by no means always) give you the ability to negotiate the more complex elements of your proposal, getting an all-important early view of the degree to which the town hall planners will accept, or resist, your proposals. This process is known in the industry as "Front loading" and can, with the right approach, save you time and money in the long-run and inform your decisions about whether your project is feasible and if the submission of a full planning application would be worthwhile.  

MDP have a wealth of knowledge and experience of working in both the local authority and private sector. The chances of your application being a success are increased if a case is made demonstrating how your proposal meets with local and national planning policy. We can work on your behalf to appraise your proposal and prepare a quality, bespoke and balanced Planning Statement that can be used to support the early discussions with your LPA. 

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • The role of a Planning Consultant
    • How we work
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Insurance & Legals
  • Services
    • Site Appraisals
    • Pre-Applications
    • Planning Strategy
    • Planning Applications
    • Land Promotion
    • Barn Conversions
    • Heritage Projects
    • Professional Objections
    • Appeals
  • Projects
    • Barn Conversions >
      • Class Q, Newbury, Berkshire
      • Full Planning Permission, Blewbury, Oxfordshire
      • Full Planning Permission, Corsham
      • Class Q, Wootton Fields Farm Barn
      • Class Q, Royal Wootton Bassett Big Barn
      • Class Q, Gainfield, Faringdon
      • Class Q, Granborough, Aylesbury Vale
      • Full Planning Permission, Ampney Crucis, Cotswolds
      • Class Q, Sutton Courteney
    • Self-Build Projects >
      • Replacement Dwelling, Cotswolds
      • Garden Subdivision, Baughurst
      • Brownfiled Subdivision, Stadhampton
      • Barn Restoration, Chalgrove
      • Wantage, Agricultural Dwelling
      • The Riverbank, Windsor
      • Innovative green roofed self build, Gerrards Cross
      • Collingbourne-Ducis (in Conservation Area)
      • Wantage AONB
      • All Cannings Plot Subdivision
      • Barn-Like Dwelling, Didcot
      • Drayton Mill
      • Hillgreen AONB
      • Broad Town Swindon
      • South Cerney
      • New Dwelling, The Ridings, Oxford (Green Belt)
    • Large Developments >
      • Stanton St Quintin - 17 Units
      • East Sussex, 40 Dwellings
      • Staines Old Fire Station
      • Stadhampton 14 Units
      • Blackheath Station Car Park Redevelopment
      • Lydiard Millicent 9 Units
      • Bedfordshire, 21 dwellings
      • Shabbington 15 Units
      • Stadhampton 21 dwellings
    • Small Developments >
      • Abingdon, 2 dwellings
      • Little Milton 5 Units, Oxfordshire
      • Harwell 4 Dwellings
      • Little Chalfont Replacement Dwelling
      • Granborough Replacement Dwelling
      • Oxford 4 Dwellings
      • Camberley 2 Dwellings
      • Peterborough 3 Dwellings
      • Sutton Courtenay 3 Dwellings
      • Brightwalton 3 Dwellings
      • Wiltshire 4 Units
    • Strategic Land >
      • Clevedon, North Somerset
      • Stourport, Worcestershire 60-70 Units
      • Earlswood, West Midlands - Green Belt Release
      • Taunton, Land south of
      • Troon, Cornwall
      • Wythall, Birmingham
      • Various Co-op Disposals
      • Shurdington, Cheltenham
    • Commercial Projects >
      • Retail and Residential Development Wroughton, Wiltshire
      • Multi Use Gaming Area, Witney, Oxfordshire
      • Commercial Premises Expansion
      • Commercial Car Park Expansion
      • Ducklington Office Space
    • Equestrian Projects >
      • Equestrian project with restaurant, Addington, Buckinghamshire
      • Equestrian Indoor Arena, West Wellow, Hampshire
      • Goosey Stables
      • Goosey Stables 2
      • Indoor Equestrian Arena Durley
      • Equestrian Facility Plans
    • Heritage Projects >
      • Blewbury, Oxfordshire
      • Listed Thatched Cottage in East Hendred
      • West Hanney Listed Building
      • Stanford in the Vale Listed Building
      • Staines Old Fire Station
      • Buscot Park Renewable Heating Project
    • Domestic Alterations >
      • Ménage extension, Mortimer, Reading
      • Kintbury, Hungerford, RG17
      • Change of Use Weston on the Green
      • Renovation of The Old Schoolhouse
      • Barn Change of Use Chalgrove
      • 2 Ancillary Outbuildings Near Witney
  • Sites for sale
    • Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14
    • Blewbury, Oxfordshire, OX11
    • Ball Hill, Newbury, Hampshire, RG20
    • Manningford Bruce, Pewsey, Wiltshire
    • Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12
    • Sites Sold >
      • Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4
      • Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4
      • Bishopswood, Baughurst, RG26
      • Maulden, Bedfordfordshire, MK45 2AE
      • Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, OX10
  • News
  • Advice
    • The role of a Planning Consultant
    • Demolition and planning permission
    • Class Q Barn Conversions
    • About the AONB
    • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) >
      • What is Chargeable Floorspace
    • Planning App Fees
    • Interactive Green Belt Map
    • Speaking at planning committee
    • Flooding: Sequential and Exception Tests
    • Keeping your planning permission alive
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • Contact