Inspire Planning Solutions – Chartered Town Planning Consultancy

Led by a Chartered Town Planner

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OUR SERVICES

Planning Advice

At Inspire Planning Solutions we offer a range of services, which are tailored to suit your requirements. We have a wealth of experience on providing advice to developers and property owners on projects

Planning Applications

Obtaining planning permission is key to maximising the value of land or property. It is also commonly one of the first steps in starting a business or extending your home.

Planning Appeals

Refusal, in whatever form is disappointing. As far as your planning application is concerned however, it need not be the end of your project as there is a right of appeal to the Planning Inspectorate.

Land Promotion

Land for building has always been in high demand, and is particularly true for housing land. We are constantly reminded in the news of the country’s shortfall and for those caught up in the housing crisis

Planning Enforcement

Many people fall foul of planning regulations, often unintentionally. Planning enforcement procedures can be intimidating as they typically state the maximum negative penalties.

Specialist Reports

All Council’s have been required to produce ‘Validation Checklists’ and for many planning applications this has meant submitting a variety of supporting information from flood risk to five-year housing land assessments.

Inspire Planning Solutions Ltd is led by Farooq Rafiq, a Chartered Tower Planner with our main office in Manchester and operating around the Country.

Our team provides wide-ranging assistance for planning applications and appeals; from expert research and analysis through to project management and land promotion. Our range of services informs, guide and support our customers throughout the process.

Our excellent network of architects, designers and construction contacts enables us, to provide you, the client, with a comprehensive service.

Our successful track record is down to early assessment of projects keeping abreast of the fast moving sphere of planning law and policy.

OUR TEAM

Farooq Rafiq

Managing Director

Farooq is an experienced planning professional with a wealth of knowledge in planning and design and a specialism in planning appeals. Farooq graduated from the University of Manchester in 2005 with a first class degree and then went on to further his studies with a Masters in Civic Design at the University of Liverpool.

David Hall

Consultant Planner

David has extensive planning knowledge stretching over four decades. His career has encompassed working at the highest levels in a Local Authority Planning Department. With his extensive knowledge of the inner workings of Council Planning Departments and the pressures of managing.

Thomas Konarski

Assitant Consultant Planner

Thomas recently graduated from Dundee University with a Master in Town and Regional Planning. He gained valuable experience working in a Lancashire Council’s Planning Department focusing on planning policy matters. Thomas has a professional interest in sustainable urban design.