Professional Services

Pearson Planning, Chartered Surveyors can provide the following services:

Pre-application Consultation/Stakeholder Engagement
Planning Applications
AGRICULTURAL prior notifications/approvals
telecommunications notifications/approvals
Listed Building and Ancient Monument consent Applications
Advertisement applications
Periodic Review of Minerals Permissions (ROMP)
Appeals to PINS, DPEA, PACNI and An Bord Pleanála
Requests for Review to LOCAL REVIEW BODIES
Appraisal and Impact Assessment
Legal Agreements and Developer Contribution/CIL negotiations
LIQUOR/PREMISES LICENSING
Expert Witness, court cases and arbitration
Enforcement casework
HMO/short term let Licensing
Environmental Impact Assessment
Rating/COUNCIL TAX CHALLENGES
Design service for domestic and commercial projects
Building Warrant/Approvals/completions
Water Use Licenses, Environmental Permits & other consents
acquisition & DISPOSAL advice.
Wayleaves and Compulsory Purchase advice.

Edinburgh, 12 November, and Ivan McKee MSP announced to the national assembly that work on introducing a Community Infrstructure Levy in Scotland is “stopped”. Ivan ‘the terrible’ McKee recognised that the Levy was not welcome. There is a general acceptance, too, that much needed house building is being stalled by disproportionate obligation demands, and as Ivan says “unpredictable, costly and lengthy” planning application processes. McKee, branded ‘the terrible’ because of His handling of public finances north of the Cheviots, offers only one solution: higher planning fees! Genius! Increasing (again) authority revenues is not the solution. The vast majority of applications are determined by individual Officers (many of which have no professional qualifications) without the right of appeal. This needs to stop. SNP Government spending for 2023-2024 had a negative fiscal balance of -£22 billion. This must stop.