Planning Consultancy

Expert-Led Planning Services for Complex Developments

Strategic Planning for Complex Projects

At Arthian, our experienced Planning Consultancy team delivers strategic, robust and results-focused planning services tailored to complex infrastructure and multidisciplinary developments. Whether you’re progressing a renewable energy, or a large-scale commercial, industrial, leisure or residential site, we provide full project lifecycle support — from initial feasibility through to planning determination and supporting the construction phase and delivery.

Integrated, Multidisciplinary Expertise

Our Chartered Planners bring wide-ranging experience in securing consents for technically challenging projects across the UK and Ireland. With a multi-disciplinary approach, we lead and coordinate engineering, environmental, and commercial insights to unlock development potential and guide your project through all aspects of the planning process.

Site Finding & Feasibility

Planning Applications

Planning Reports & Documentation

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Development Plan Representations

Community Consultation (Online & In-Person)

Site Finding & Feasibility

We help identify viable development sites aligned with your goals, assessing zoning, access, environmental constraints, sustainability, and policy context.

Our feasibility reviews consider planning and environmental risks early in the project lifecycle, offering informed go/no-go decisions that safeguard investment and influence project strategy.

Planning Applications

We manage the full suite of planning applications — such as residential, leisure, renewables, commercial and industrial, as well as nationally significant infrastructure.

Our planners liaise directly with Local Planning Authorities, government agencies, consultees, and community interest groups and key stakeholders to streamline submissions, address issues early, and deliver high-quality, policy-compliant proposals that stand up to scrutiny.

Planning Reports & Documentation

We produce robust and persuasive planning documents including:

Planning Statements
Design & Access Statements
Pre-Application Consultation Reports and Statements of Community Involvement
Sequential & Exception Tests
Statement of Community Involvement
Sustainability Statements
Green & Grey Belt Assessments

All documents are carefully coordinated with inputs from environmental and technical specialists, architects and engineers to ensure regulatory compliance and demonstrate the merits of the proposal.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Our Planning Consultancy specialists provide full coordination and management of the EIA process for Schedule 1 and 2 projects.

We assess environmental risks early, lead the screening and scoping process, and prepare comprehensive Environmental Statements that support informed decision-making and sustainable project design.

Development Plan Representations

We represent clients during Local Plan consultations, ensuring clients’ interests are considered in spatial strategies and policy frameworks. With decades of experience, we deliver clear, evidence-based representations that influence emerging policy and promote future development potential.

Community Consultation (Online & In-Person)

We design and deliver tailored public consultation strategies to build support and address community concerns. Online engagement includes interactive platforms, webinars, surveys and feedback portals, while an in-person consultation includes public exhibitions, stakeholder interviews and site visits.

Our planners ensure feedback is captured and considered as part of the emerging design.