Invest, Finance & Value

Planning

Delivering exceptional outcomes, through commercially-focused planning solutions that drive value and growth.

With our ability to draw on the expertise of colleagues around the wider CBRE business, we offer joined-up, market-leading planning advice across all stages of the property lifecycle. With planning teams embedded across the UK we are able to combine our collective expertise with local knowledge and insight, to transform real estate into real advantage.

Delivering major projects and infrastructure is a vitally important part the planning system. Our team of planners and surveyors have a wide range of experience in providing expert advice and delivering complicated infrastructure projects across the UK. We get involved at all stages of the development process from advising on land acquisition and master planning to submitting planning applications and negotiating with local planning authorities.

The demand for logistics has risen steeply in recent years and will continue to rise as online retailing increases and operators compete for short delivery times and accessibility to work force. Our team are leading consultants in this sector working with national and regional developers across the UK to find sites and secure planning permission. We work closely with our Industrial Agency Teams to ensure that we are providing up to date and market facing advice.

Town centres and the way in which we shop is changing rapidly. As people move towards online shopping town centres are seeing a dynamic shift towards new uses and activity.. Our team advises from the earliest stages of town centre regeneration through to the curation of a masterplan response and ultimately to the succesful journeying of a viable planning application for a range of town centre uses.

There is an urgent need to plan for and deliver new homes across the UK with consecutive governments making home building a priority. Utilising a wealth of experience and drawing on knowledge from across the business our teams are working on a variety of residential projects across the country. From detailed land searches and local plan representation to delivering complex planning consents we continually deliver results for our clients.

As key decision makers and land owners the public sector plays an ever-growing role in the development process. Our team act as trusted advisers to several local planning authorities around the country providing development and planning advice on a range of issues. We work as part of developer partnerships with local authorities to produce regeneration strategies and planning policy guidance ensuring that our advice is not only commercially astute but addresses the client’s requirements exactly.

Alternative uses are becoming an increasingly growing area especially for the regeneration and repurposing of town centres and urban areas. Our team’s breadth of experience includes projects in the Life Sciences, higher education, film studio and data centre sectors, all which have unique operational requirements and require a tailored approach. The team draws on knowledge from across the business to deliver the right strategy for our clients in all stages of the process; from acquisition strategies, to master planning, through to delivery.

The complexities and cumulative demands of planning policies, obligations and levies can create a significant financial burden on site and scheme viability. Our national team of dedicated specialists provide robust tailored financial viability advice to ensure that clients can crystalise the opportunity presented by the planning process to unlock and optimise land and development value. Our team advises from the promotion and plan-making stages through to underpinning planning applications and thereafter in the securing of S106 Agreements and as Expert Witness. Our expertise extends across the full spectrum of land and property sectors including principally residential sale, Build-to-Rent, PBSA, Co-living, mixed use and commercial / logistics. We work closely with our Investment, Agency, Affordable Housing and Valuation Teams to ensure our advice is commercially-driven and market-facing.

Making the case for development is vital to many projects. In an evermore complex world articulating how development can benefit the local economy and local communities is more & more challenging. Increasingly places need to demonstrate the benefits of public sector investment and that it represents value for money. CBRE can provide economic analysis skills to demonstrate economic and community impact of development, alongside expertise in developing business cases which are complaint with HM Treasury requirements for public sector investment.

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Our Team

Jonathan Stoddart

Executive Director, Co-Lead UK Planning

Phone +44 2071822752

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Iain Jenkinson

Executive Director, Co-Lead UK Planning

Phone +44 1612335469

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Ollie Freer

Director, North East

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Harry Bolton

Senior Director, North West

Phone +44 1612335461

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Izzy Keppel

Associate Director, Bristol

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Simon Phillips

Director, Birmingham

Phone +44 1216165209

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Will Lingard

Senior Director, Central London

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Liz Mason

Executive Director, London

Phone +44 2071822136

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Alison Tero

Executive Director, South East

Phone +44 2071822130

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Ian Griffiths

Director, Public Sector

Phone +44 0161 233 5474 x35474

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Chris Argent

Director, Industrial and Logistics

Phone +44 1612335463

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Richard Brown

Director, Infrastructure

Phone +44 1216165526

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Michelle Simpson-Gallego

Director, Midland and South West Residential

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Hannah Blunstone

Director, Alternatives

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Matt Gore

Director, Central London Mixed Use

Phone +44 2032576708 x76708

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Sarah Stevens

Senior Director, Town Centres and Retail

Phone +44 2071828128

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Matt Spilsbury

Senior Director, Development Viability

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Chris Sinton

Director, North West Residential

Phone +44 161 233 5448 x35448

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Andrew Round

Senior Director, Economics

Phone +44 1216165547

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Jonathan Wood

Senior Director, Midlands

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Planning

Infrastructure

Industrial and Logistics

Retail (In- and Out-of-Centre) and Town Centres

Residential

Public Sector

Alternatives

Development Viability

Economics

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Our Team

Jonathan Stoddart

Iain Jenkinson

Ollie Freer

Harry Bolton

Izzy Keppel

Simon Phillips

Will Lingard

Liz Mason

Alison Tero

Ian Griffiths

Chris Argent

Richard Brown

Michelle Simpson-Gallego

Hannah Blunstone

Matt Gore

Sarah Stevens

Matt Spilsbury

Chris Sinton

Andrew Round

Jonathan Wood

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