Pre-Planning Services

National pre-planning consultancy

With ever-tightening deadlines and increasingly complex legislation, having the right advisors is essential. Our pre-planning services ensure that you have a full understanding of any abnormal costs and potential site constraints, identify key risks and provide detailed assessments to help you make informed decisions.

Whether it’s understanding topographical issues, flood risks, or site-specific engineering challenges, we offer expert pre planning advice covering everything from feasibility studies to planning application support to provide a complete picture of the site’s potential and constraints.

Our pre-planning service includes:

• Feasibility studies
• Flood risk assessments
• SuDS strategy reports
• Transport planning
• Basement impact
• Topographical surveys
• Transport statements
• Traffic impact analysis
• Highway and drainage viability assessment
• Noise impact surveys

Value engineering and cost optimisation

By conducting preliminary studies at the pre-planning stage, we can pinpoint potential cost efficiencies, set the groundwork and support you through to detailed design. We collaborate to create viable schemes costing reports, and value engineering strategies that help you make informed decisions. By offering multiple costing options and providing expert advice on the most efficient engineering solutions, we ensure that your project stays on track and within budget.

Unlocking development potential through pre planning

At Sutcliffe, our goal is to provide knowledgeable, professional, and expert support throughout the pre-planning process, ensuring that the project is fully deliverable. We have worked on a wide range of private and public sector projects, from small bespoke developments to large, multi-million-pound schemes. Whatever the scale of your project, we have the experience and expertise to help you navigate the complexities of site acquisition, planning, and development.