Developers & Landowners
Successfully delivering diverse planning projects.
We have extensive professional experience in a range of planning areas:
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To assist in securing development, KLW are experienced in preparing design briefs and sustainability matrices to support potential allocations and planning applications. Our approach is carefully measured and tailored to secure positive results.
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Our planners at KLW have years of experience securing planning permission and assisting with residential development projects.
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Within the South East the demand for leisure and tourist development is increasing and with that comes an increase in pressure on the environment. Within these sectors KLW has a proven track record in delivering major development schemes for clients together with smaller schemes related to holiday cottages.
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All our consultants are skilled in project coordination, whether for public inquiries, neighbourhood planning or any other planning proposals. We regularly prepare Environmental Impact Assessments and this requires detailed project coordination between consultants.
Strategic Land - Large Residential Development
KLW works with a wide range of house builders and land promoters in the promotion of strategic land through a combination of local plan work, community engagement through workshops and / or public exhibitions and, ultimately, in the preparation and submission of large-scale planning applications for mixed use and residential development.
To support the promotion of strategic sites KLW is experienced in developing medium and long-term planning and delivery strategies by managing large teams of specialist consultants in the preparation of masterplans, design briefs and sustainability matrices. Thereby realising the full development potential and value of land. Often this involves our working closely and positively with Government Departments and County, District and Parish Councils. This can be challenging, but highly rewarding if managed correctly.
Our approach to the development of planning strategies for large scale promotions is site and area specific. Each is carefully tailored to meet the needs of individual clients and to secure positive results.
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Keymer Tiles, Burgess Hill
A 475 home community built on the former Keymer Tile clay quarry in Burgess Hill.
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Sayers Common, West Sussex
KLW has secured a draft allocation in the Mid Sussex Local Plan for the provision of 2,000 new homes on land to the South of Reeds Lane at Sayers Common
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Monksmoor Farm, Daventry
Working alongside a team of consultants, KLW produced the vision and masterplan for 1000 new homes in Daventry.
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Sharnfold Farm, Eastbourne
KLW has been working with their client over two phases of development at Sharnfold Farm in Eastbourne to develop a new residential community.
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Cambourne, Cambridgeshire
KLW were instructed by South Cambridgeshire District Council to project manage a ten day public inquiry and to defend the Council’s position at appeal for the erection of 1,559 additional dwellings.
Residential Development
Our team of planners at KLW have a wealth of experience in developing planning strategies and assembling teams of professionals in a wide range of disciplines to support the preparation and submission of planning applications for residential development.
Projects range in size from small, sensitive infill schemes for several houses through to larger scale regeneration projects and urban extensions. Regardless of the scale and nature of the project our planners work closely with our clients, consultant teams and local councils to ensure that all projects are delivered efficiently and promptly.
Residential development is a growth area within planning and the need for more homes has never been greater
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Fern Close, Frant
KLW received planning permission for the construction of fifteen new homes in Frant, East Sussex. The houses have been completed and respond positively to the adjoining conservation area and the National Landscape of the High Weald.
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Godinton Way, Ashford
Having secured planning permission at the end of 2015, we are pleased to confirm that Croudace Homes has completed its transformation of a large neglected industrial site on Godinton Way, adjacent to Ashford Town Centre.
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Sturton Place, Hailsham
KLW secured planning permission for the conversion of former Drill Hall to form 5 residential flats in addition to the demolition of remaining buildings and replacement with 29 new build residential flats.
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Former College Site, St Leonards-On-Sea
An exciting development on the site of the former Hastings College of Art and Technology campus.
Commercial and Leisure
We represent a large number of diverse commercial interests. Projects range from the promotion of, and securing permission for an 112 acre Research and Development Park in Cambridgeshire, the development of an industrial area in Gravesend and numerous smaller scale commercial developments relating to redundant rural buildings. We regularly advise clients on the allocation and development of sites within urban and rural areas and have particular expertise in the development of rural employment sites. Recent schemes have included restaurant proposals, changes of use and clinics within central commercial areas.
Within the South East the demand for leisure and tourist development is increasing and with that comes an increase in pressure on the environment. Within these sectors KLW has a proven track record in delivering major development schemes for clients together with smaller schemes related to holiday cottages. Within the leisure industry we have been active in securing planning permission for the major redevelopment of the Lingfield Park Racecourse. This site was located in the Green Belt and redevelopment included a new Grandstand, hotel and support buildings. The company has advised on the redevelopment of Bewl Reservoir for tourist related development and the regionally acclaimed Lapland UK at Windsor
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77 - 83 Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells
The scheme provides a new Sainsbury’s Local on the ground / basement floors and six apartments above: four two-bedroom and two one-bedroom properties.
It forms an important part of the regeneration of Camden Road and, we hope, will act as a catalyst for further improvement/renewal.
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Cottage Hospice, Five Ashes
The first of its kind in the UK, this new facility provides the opportunity for the Hospice in the Weald to reach out even more to the communities of Sussex and Kent and provide the highest standards of end of life care.
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Lapland, Windsor
This project involved KLW carrying out extensive public consultation, pre-application discussions and a project management role to overcome a wide variety of planning constraints.
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Lingfield Park Racecourse
KLW were the planning consultants on the regeneration project of Lingfield Park Racecourse.
A major regeneration project involving the demolition of over twenty buildings and stadia and their replacement with a new integrated leisure building, incorporating a 116 bedroom Marriott Hotel, spa facilities, golf club, restaurants ad new grand stands.
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Land at North Farm Road, High Brooms
KLW received approval for the erection of a self-storage centre on the land of a former MOT test centre and oil depot in High Brooms.
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Wylands Farm, Battle
KLW has worked on numerous applications for Wylands Farm over the years to assist in the development of a new recreational and angling hub near Battle, East Sussex.
Project Management
Coordinating and managing consultant teams
Our company is able to review development projects, recommend a planning strategy to deliver the desired outcomes and advise on bringing together a consultant team, should that be necessary.
All our consultants are skilled in project coordination, whether for public inquiries, neighbourhood planning or any other planning proposals. We regularly prepare Environmental Impact Assessments and this requires detailed project coordination between consultants.
Highway Consultants
Landscape Architects
Ecologists
Arboriculturalists
Archaeologists and Heritage Consultants
Noise and Pollution specialists
Drainage and Flood Risk Consultants
Land Surveyors
Community Engagement
Focus group discussions, public exhibitions and presentations to stakeholders are just some of the activities KLW can assist with.
A feature of modern planning is the need to engage effectively with local communities. Traditionally this has been in the form of an exhibition, but more recently open forums and workshops are being promoted by local authorities. Neighbourhood planning is a particular growth area and this involves a significant amount of community engagement.
Here at KLW we have acted for Town and Parish Councils in preparing their plans but also private clients who have promoted land through the Neighbourhood Plan process. At all levels the ability to present to large groups is essential and this is something in which we are particularly adept.
KLW has acted for both landowners who are proposing sites for new development through this process and Parish and Town Councils embarking on the preparation of such documents. KLW is able to assist in the designation of Neighbourhood Plan areas, scoping of the sustainability appraisals and preparation of the policy documents themselves. We are experienced in preparing statements of community involvement, sustainability appraisals and basic condition statements, all of which are necessary for the neighbourhood planning process.
We have wide ranging experience in managing of the formal Examination of Local plans and acting as professional witness. The rules and regulations covering neighbourhood planning can be daunting for some but through the team working approach that KLW offer, the delivery of these documents is achievable.
