Planning & development
Top enquiries
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What is the difference between Brownfield and Greenfield sites? What is the difference between Brownfield and Greenfield sites?Greenfield sites are typically undeveloped and vacant, whereas brownfield sites will normally feature existing buildings that may be redundant or close to the end of their natural life. Both come with their advantages and disadvantages, but one factor becomes obvious:
Greenfield sites usually give maximum flexibility for the design of new developments.
Brownfield sites may already have existing infrastructure, like sewage, telecoms and roads. However they may require some compromises and, in some cases, these constraints may involve significantly higher initial capital investment than is required for greenfield sites.
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Where do you operate? Where do you operate?Our dedicated Planning and Development specialists work nationally across six regional hubs: London, Cambridge, Oxford, Leeds, Birmingham, and Bristol, offering clients local knowledge and expertise with a national reach.
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How does the value of land change post planning consent? How does the value of land change post planning consent?Land values can vary significantly depending on the achieved planning consent, location and various site-specific factors. Please contact our professionals who will be happy to assess the specific circumstances and advise accordingly.
Colin is a Partner and was appointed Head of Planning & Development Division in November 2020, he is based out of our Cambridge office. He has over 25 years’ experience of planning consultancy and has a broad sphere of work. He acts for a wide range of private, institutional and developer clients and has worked on significant planning applications and appeals.
James is Chairman of Carter Jonas. Formerly Head of the Planning & Development Division, James advises clients on proposed development projects throughout the south of England with nearly 30 years of experience in residential and mixed use development. This includes site identification, project management of planning and development strategies, valuation and viability appraisals, marketing and sale of development opportunities. He has specific expertise in option, promotion and other development agreements, joint ventures and landowner equalisation agreements.
John is Head of the Leeds office and the Planning & Development Team North. John advises clients on proposed development projects throughout the North of England. He has over 30 years’ experience in residential and commercial development acting for private, corporate, institutional, charity and public sector clients.
Johnny Clayton joined Carter Jonas in July 2018 to head up the masterplanning and urban design practice across the UK. Johnny is a Masterplanner and Urban Designer, with a broad skills base and over 16 years of project experience encompassing conceptual design, masterplanning, urban design, detailed design and project implementation. His particular specialism and passion is for strategic land projects including new settlements, but also urban mixed-use regeneration schemes. Johnny is also a Chartered Landscape Architect since 2008.
Jon leads the Carter Jonas London development team, providing strategic development advice, feasibility and viability studies, acquisition, disposal and marketing advice and advice on structuring and procuring development partnerships. He has 30 years’ experience, working initially in local government and then in consultancy at Donaldsons, Knight Frank and GL Hearn.
Robert is based in our London head office and heads up the national development team. He has over 20 years of experience as a developer and consultant advising private, corporate and public sector bodies on how to extract value from strategic property assets.
Steven is Partner and Head of Planning Southern Region and is based in our Oxford office.
Sectors
Education
Regeneration
Minerals & waste management
Energy
Build to rent
Services
Planning consultancy
At Carter Jonas, we recognise that achieving planning permission is more than just being policy compliant. It is about understanding a wider range of factors and applying them to reach a favourable outcome.
National commercial development
Development consultancy
Throughout the UK, Carter Jonas works with public, private and corporate clients to deliver property development projects with the aim of ensuring the maximum returns on clients’ assets.
Masterplanning and urban design
Development agency
Financial viability
Our team of development surveyors specialise in the preparation of financial viability assessments to support planning applications and Local Plans, as well as the review of assessments to determine the level of affordable housing.
Strategic land
Throughout the UK, Carter Jonas has been involved in some of the largest development projects – from urban extensions to new settlements – acting for a variety of clients and across the public, institutional, charity, corporate and private sectors.
