Keeping industrial sites consented and growing
Industrial development lives with constant planning friction: operations evolve faster than their consents, and the technical agenda — transport, noise, drainage, amenity — is heavier than for most other uses. The projects on this page, from a vegetable processing factory to industrial estate development, show how we manage that agenda.
We work with operators, owners and developers to keep sites compliant and unlock expansion — establishing what permitted development rights cover, assembling the technical case where an application is needed, and dealing with the council throughout.
Wellingborough. Industrial Estate
In summer 2021 were engaged to prepare and submit an outline planning application (all matters reserved) for a small-scale industrial estate of up to 9 units on land east of Wellingborough.
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Yorkshire Greens. Vegetable Processing Factory
In 2017 we were engaged to prepare and submit a comprehensive planning application for a vegetable processing factory, adjacent to the AD plant of GWE Biogas.
View ProjectIndustrial planning — your questions answered
Does extending an industrial unit need planning permission?
Often, but not always. Industrial premises benefit from permitted development rights that allow limited extensions and new plant subject to size and siting conditions; anything beyond those limits needs an application. We establish which side of the line your proposal falls on before any money is spent on drawings.
What planning issues come up most on industrial sites?
Highways and HGV movements, noise and odour, drainage and flood risk, landscape impact, and relationships with nearby homes are the recurring themes. Each usually needs its own technical evidence. We scope and coordinate that evidence so the application lands complete.
Can you help with conditions on an existing industrial permission?
Yes — we prepare applications to discharge conditions, vary them where they no longer fit how the site operates, and advise where an operation has outgrown its original consent.
Looking for help with a industrial project? See our Planning services