Knowledge and experience of the planning system are essential when trying to meet clients requirements within the increasingly restrictive nature of local and government policy. Successful schemes are the product of empathy, a creative imagination, a 'can do' approach and patience. We use a number of highly experienced and accomplished consultants for more difficult and demanding tasks and have long standing successful working relationships for quantity surveying, structural engineering, arboriculturalists, daylight and ecological studies, land surveying and architectural illustration.