Apcar Smith Planning 

Apcar Smith has extensive experience of residential & commercial developments

Background and Experience
Qualified in 1982 Carolyn spent the first 5 years of her career in local government before moving into private practice. She was an Associate with one of the larger city based practices before establishing Apcar Smith Planning in 1993. She has extensive experience of residential & commercial developments in urban and rural areas.

Main planning services
Initial advice and appraisals on development potential; planning applications and negotiations with local planning authorities; development briefs; written representation appeals; informal hearing appeals; expert evidence at public inquiries, EIP's and local plan inquiries; advice on enforcement notices and enforcement notice appeals; instruction of barristers for planning matters; and third party representations.

Examples of recent projects
Various planning permissions granted by local planning authorities or on appeal including:
• housing developments ranging from one to fifty units,
• blocks of flats of eight to sixty units,
• multiplex cinema,
• 80 bedroom hotel,
• high street changes of use,
• office, industrial and warehouse developments, hostels, nursing homes and care homes,
• retail developments

Client base
Clients include residential developers, commercial developers, land owners, end users (eg. retailers, banks, restaurants, nursing home operators) and land speculators.

Our ethos
To provide a professional and personal service to each client, on time and within budget.