Planning.scot provides independent, professional chartered town planning advice across a wide range of development types and planning matters throughout Scotland.
Whether you are a homeowner, landowner, business, developer or community organisation, we offer clear, practical and commercially focused advice tailored to your project.
Pre-Application Advice
Early planning advice can often save time, reduce risk and identify potential issues before a formal application is submitted. We provide professional appraisals of sites and proposals, helping clients understand planning policy, likely constraints and prospects for success. We can also engage with a local authority’s formal pre-application advice service on your behalf.
Planning Applications
We prepare and support a wide range of planning applications, from straightforward householder proposals to more complex rural and commercial developments. This includes planning statements, supporting reports and liaison with planning authorities throughout the application process.
Planning Permission in Principle
For clients seeking to establish whether development may be acceptable in principle before progressing detailed proposals, we can advise on and prepare planning permission in principle applications.
Certificates of Lawfulness
We provide expert advice and supporting evidence for certificates of lawfulness, including applications relating to existing uses and developments where legal planning status requires to be formally established.
Planning Appeals and Reviews
Where planning permission has been refused, or where decisions require to be challenged, we can advise on the merits of appeal or review and prepare professional submissions on your behalf.
Householder and Domestic Development
We assist homeowners with a wide range of domestic planning matters, including extensions, garages, outbuildings, changes to houses and other householder development proposals.
Rural Development
We have extensive experience advising on development in rural Scotland, including rural housing, crofting-related proposals, agricultural development, land-use change and projects in environmentally sensitive areas.
Planning Enforcement and Retrospective Cases
Where planning enforcement issues arise, we can provide clear advice on your position, potential risks and available options, including retrospective applications and lawful development matters.
Planning Statements and Supporting Advice
Many planning applications benefit from clear professional planning justification. We prepare planning statements, policy appraisals and other supporting documents to help present proposals effectively and address planning policy requirements.
Specialist Planning Advice
We also provide advice across a range of wider planning matters, including planning policy interpretation, site appraisals, planning constraints, development strategy and project-specific planning support.
Planning Objections and Representations
We provide professional planning advice and representation for individuals, communities, landowners, businesses and other interested parties who may be affected by proposed development or who wish to engage in the planning process. Read more about our objections and representations services here.
For fee information, or to discuss your project or planning requirements, please contact us for an informal initial discussion. We would be pleased to talk through your needs and provide advice on how we may be able to assist.