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Our advice is grounded in the previous experience of our team working for housebuilders, high-profile property consultancies and local government.
Fees are set at the start of a project, taking account of its scale and complexity and utilising stage payments for larger projects.
With Mosaic, our collaborative working means that there will always be a senior member of staff adding value to your project and who is able to respond to issues arising.
Since then, Mosaic has established itself as a trusted development partner for numerous clients, providing planning expertise on market housing, affordable housing and specialist care provision for the elderly.
As many planning consultancies lose their identity through mergers, Mosaic remains independent, with our long-serving team offering a personal service.
Some of our main areas of work are listed below, but let us know how we can help with the needs of your own particular project.
Our submissions maximise the prospects for approval by anticipating and addressing the potential planning issues likely to arise:
If your application has been refused or not decided by the target date, we will discuss whether an appeal is your best option:
Our blend of planning and development experience means we assess the development potential of land and premises from a practical, commercial perspective:
Progress through planning usually depends on contributions from other disciplines, which we can co-ordinate on your behalf:
We manage, host and attend engagement programmes designed to reach a wide cross-section of a community:
Want to read more? Download our Community Consultation brochure.
The Local Plan is the starting point in deciding a planning application. Representations to emerging draft policies in order to protect your position or seek a change may be a crucial part of your strategy:
Green Belt designation, specialist housing need, housing land supply
Permission granted after Council accepted ‘very special circumstances’ to justify Green Belt development; provision of affordable retirement housing on previously development land outweighed harm to openness.
Remainder of site allocated in Local Plan, but already granted permission without required Masterplan. Need to ensure compatibility, justify higher number of dwellings, and address design in area lacking local distinctiveness.
Application approved subject to S106 agreement.
Impact of contemporary extension proposed to derelict listed mill building to ensure viability. Limited parking in town centre location.
Allowed at appeal after Council failed to substantiate stated level of harm to heritage asset. Inspector accepted lack of alternative and sustainability of location.
Development of safeguarded site in absence of deliverable 5-year supply of housing land, together with alleged impacts on urban regeneration and highway capacity.
Further to appearances at the Local Plan examination, Mosaic has obtained permission across sites through combination of planning applications and appeals. Involved from inception though to implementation including discharge of conditions.
Design and phasing of development in highly prominent town centre site and patterns of associated pedestrian and cycle movement.
Approved under delegated powers following pre-application process and community consultation. Mosaic retained to act on additional proposals within College estate.
Borough-wide case for Green Belt release to meet housing need. Assessment of site-specific contribution to Green Belt and impact on listed building.
Mosaic represented Morris Homes throughout the local plan process, achieving removal of site from Green Belt and allocation in Halton Local Plan. We have since supported a planning application for 151 dwellings.
Demonstrating specialist residential care needs; design sensitivities in historic dockside location and consistency with Wirral Waters Masterplan. A contaminated site with unique ecological constraints.
The Council agreed that the scheme would make a positive addition to the Wirral Waters Masterplan and accepted the scheme would make a significant contribution towards local older person’s needs.
Design and layout of large-scale warehousing and distribution proposals within an employment allocation.
Mosaic has successfully obtained permission for a first phase of development and continues to act on behalf of the operator to secure future phases.
Urgent need for storage capacity pending relocation led Raleigh to erect buildings in advance of planning permission being obtained.
Retrospective approval after benefits of supporting operation of major local employer held to outweigh short-term impacts on residential amenity and heritage assets.
"Mosaic are first class. I cannot recommend them enough."
"Their tenacious approach to what can be a very complex process gives you confidence that they will always achieve the right result."
"All the team at Mosaic are professional, proficient and commercial in dealing with any planning problem I throw at them.I would recommend them to any land owner or developer."
"Mosaic were very straightforward to work with. They understood our planning requirements and advised us at every turn in getting the best result in the quickest time."
" I would definitely endorse working with them."Their commercially-led approach to planning has enabled us to focus on our core business with the confidence that our applications will be dealt with in a professional, personal and diligent manner.
"Thanks to Mosaic the whole project was carried out successfully within the minimum time frame. They understood our planning requirements and provided help and guidance at every stage."
"Their understanding of the affordable housing and Extra Care sectors are second to none. Their depth of knowledge of the planning process helps bring a tremendous amount of added value "
After working for Stockport Council, housebuilder Persimmon and property consultancy Bidwells, I’ve had direct experience of pretty much every aspect of planning. As well as giving me in-depth knowledge, this means I automatically see projects from a range of perspectives. Planning advice should not be provided in a vacuum, divorced from the likely reactions of the community or the commercial realities of implementation.
I help my clients to make sense of a planning system which has become incomprehensible to many after decades of piecemeal reform, by providing clear advice about realistic outcomes and the best ways to achieve them.
In addition to working alongside colleagues through our team-based approach, I have focussed on promoting strategic sites and appearing at Local Plan Examinations throughout the North West.
I have been a planning consultant for over 15 years and in this time have gained experience across the residential, industrial, health care and retail sectors. I predominantly focus on residential developments, involving analysis of five year housing land supply, affordable needs and regeneration matters.
I have obtained permission for housing schemes from small rural exception developments in the Green Belt to large contaminated sites in the urban area. I gain satisfaction from bringing derelict land back into use and providing affordable housing for those in need, such as young families and first time buyers.
I manage a range of development types and have secured permission for changes of use, specialist care, affordable housing and industrial development such as distribution and manufacturing facilities.
I lead our community consultation service, providing the management, hosting and graphic design for meetings, events and websites designed to engage with all sections of society.
Local politics in planning can make the process both exciting and dramatic, bringing into perspective the importance of promoting development. Vital to this is demonstrating the benefits, such as in the delivery of affordable homes, restoration of heritage buildings or meeting the accommodation needs of those with specialist care requirements.
After working with Mosaic part-time throughout my Masters, I joined the company full-time upon graduating. My role at Mosaic has been, and continues to be, an exciting opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills I gained throughout my studies to real-life projects, whilst developing my industry knowledge and skillset as a consultant.
Since joining, I’ve worked on a wide range of applications, appeals and appraisals in the North West and across the country. I have gained experience across several sectors, helping to secure permission for residential projects including affordable and extra care schemes as well as commercial projects from retail units to the redevelopment of industrial premises.
I have a keen interest in Planning, with a particular passion for areas such as brownfield development, regeneration of heritage assets, and affordable and specialist housing.