Details of Recent and Current Projects :

Homes In The Countryside, Glasgow, Scotland

Negotiating informal political endorsement of proposal for redevelopment of derelict agricultural buildings in advance of planning application for 300 homes. - back to top

Presentation Tactics For Substantial Controversial Project, Scotland

Assessment of local political priorities and party political balances in advance of the pre-application discussions and provision of advice on how to shape and present the proposal in order to maximise prospects for success. - back to top

Apartment Block Re-development of Single House Sites, Scotland

Rescue strategy for politically sensitive and planning officer blocked planning applications. Likely refusals converted to approvals through intensive negotiation. - back to top

Inner City Residential Density Limit, Glasgow, Scotland

Careful political groundwork, innovative planning solution and judicious collaboration with our planning legal partners, Brodies, achieved an increase of 23% in the number of houses permitted on an inner-city derelict site. - back to top

Mount Vernon, Glasgow, Scotland

Researching and preparing a report on political and planning dispositions to a small partial development of a nature conservation area in exchange for investment in improvements to the rest of the site. - back to top

Chirnside Retail Development, Scotland

Advice on political and planning tactics that should be deployed to rescue a planning application for a supermarket development that encountered unexpected problems during assessment. - back to top

Town Centre Residential Development, Bo’ness, Scotland

Negotiating a reduction in general developer contributions that had been belatedly requested by Council and which could have eroded the commercial viability of the scheme. - back to top

Dumbarton Football Club, Scotland

Assess political background and prepare public affairs strategy for takeover of club and possible re-location of the stadium funded by re-development of existing site. - back to top