Top Real Estates appointed ECA in 2010 to promote a growing portfolio of sites in the South West of England. ECA-P have a number of roles as the lead consultant, including:
• Planning Consultancy
• Master Planning
• Project Management
• Public Consultation
Work to date has included:
• Preparation of extended Planning Appraisals on each of their sites: these are significant pieces of work which identify three realistic development options, with varying degrees of risk, as well as an informed assessment of future timescales and budgets
• Development Plan Monitoring: this includes regular on-going development plan monitoring by the planning team (submissions to Core Strategies, EiP, SHLAA and Green Belt Reviews etc)
• Appointment and management of other consultants: we have a number of associates who we appoint on behalf of the client; these include Ecologists, Arborists, Topographical Surveyors, Transport Engineers and Hydrologists
• Master Planning: the architecture team has prepared a number of outline as well as detailed master plans, sufficiently detailed for outline planning submissions. There is an emphasis on consulting the client and consultants team at all stages in the design process
• Public Consultation: the planning team has consulted key stakeholders from an early stage in the process. The emphasis is on one-to-one meetings, as appropriate, so that relationships can be developed. We meet/email/phone the Parish Councils, Planning Officers and adjoining landowners on a regular basis.
