Ashall Town Planning

Ashall Town Planning is a chartered town planning consultancy established in 1993, operating from its base at Stratford House, 5 Cortland Avenue, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5FP. The firm provides expert planning and development services across the United Kingdom, serving clients from Lancaster to London and Liverpool to Leeds. The principal of Ashall Town Planning is Raymond Ashall BA Hons Dip EP MRTPI, a Chartered Town Planner and a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. Mr.

Ashall brings over 35 years of extensive experience in town and country planning, having previously worked as a Local Authority Planning Officer and an in-house consultant for a major PLC property company before establishing the independent consultancy. The company specialises in the preparation and submission of planning applications and appeals for both residential and commercial schemes. Ashall Town Planning offers a comprehensive range of services, including architectural drawings, conservation area and listed building consent advice, and the preparation of design and access statements. The firm also handles land development appraisals, formal planning objections, enforcement notice appeals, and provides 3D visualisations.

Additionally, the company assists with lawful development certificates, arboricultural surveys, and tree reports. Ashall Town Planning adopts a planning-led approach to applications, prioritising the client's overall objectives within the framework of planning policies and property-specific constraints, ensuring that designs are viable for planning permission. Ashall Town Planning serves a diverse client base, including householders, landowners, property developers, and various commercial entities. The firm's experience extends across the householder, residential, countryside, and commercial sectors.

Specific areas where the company possesses experience include projects related to children's day nurseries, the motor trade, public houses, restaurants, and takeaways. The firm's client list encompasses a variety of businesses, from surveyors and motor groups to property developers and retail management companies, demonstrating its broad engagement across different industries and development types. While Ashall Town Planning's services cover a wide array of development types, the firm possesses relevant experience applicable to the student accommodation sector. The company provides services such as planning permission applications for converting houses to flats and applications for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

This expertise in multi-unit residential developments and changes of use is directly transferable to the planning requirements often associated with purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) projects. The firm's understanding of residential schemes, coupled with its ability to navigate complex planning policies, positions it to advise on various aspects of student housing developments. Ashall Town Planning is committed to delivering cost-effective planning solutions, a goal it has pursued successfully for over three decades. The company offers competitive fixed-fee quotations for applications and appeals, enabling clients to budget effectively for their projects.

The firm also has the capability to coordinate a team of professional consultants, including chartered architects and highways engineers, or to collaborate with a client's existing consultants. This integrated approach aims to provide a definitive advantage in securing planning permissions.