
The New NPPF: What Developers Need to Know About the December 2024 Changes
A short breakdown of the key NPPF changes and what they mean for residential land promotion.
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planning experience
core disciplines:
Planning · Environment · Design
national, regional
& local clients
East & West Midlands
and further afield
Evolve Planning + Design is a clear-sighted, independent Town Planning Consultancy that seeks to offer professional and robust advice to achieve the very best outcome for you.
We advise on all aspects of Town Planning and the Environmental Impact Assessment process.... - from strategic advice and land promotion through the plan-making process, through to the submission and project management of planning applications and providing expert evidence at appeals.
A planning-led consultancy, with environmental and design expertise built in. Each discipline supports the next - so your project moves through the system with a single, co-ordinated voice.
A full range of planning services to navigate the complex development process - from project inception to delivery. Strategic housing, rural diversification, plan-making and beyond.
Clear, proportionate environmental advice on complex applications. We co-ordinate full EIAs from screening and scoping through to Environmental Statements and Non-Technical Summaries.
Effective print, online and environmental design. Vision documents, exhibition material, brand identities and the visual collateral that brings a planning application to life for the community.
Evolve works with national, regional and local clients on a wide range of projects - guiding them through the complexities of the planning system and on to deliverable solutions.
We've been involved in a number of prodigious projects across the Midlands and beyond. A small selection of our recent work - each navigated through the planning system to a successful outcome.
From major housebuilders and energy developers, to local landowners and councils - Evolve is trusted across the planning landscape.
Notes from the team on the planning system, environmental policy and the design of new places.

A short breakdown of the key NPPF changes and what they mean for residential land promotion.
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Practical lessons from coordinating EIA scoping across solar, residential, and mixed-use schemes.
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An explainer on the latest Class Q updates and the main pitfalls landowners need to watch for.
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