Overview
Hadleybrooks provides clear, proportionate and commercially focused advice for retail, leisure & town centre use studies.
The purpose of the report or advice is to identify the relevant planning issue, explain the evidence,
address the policy test and provide conclusions that can be understood by clients, officers, consultees
and decision-makers.
The scope can be tailored to the scale and complexity of the project, from a concise advice note to a
detailed planning report or assessment.
Typical scope
This service can include:
- Undertake town centre health checks and land use reviews.
- Assess vacancy, vitality, viability and commercial context.
- Consider retail, leisure, office and other town centre uses.
- Identify opportunities, pressures and policy implications.
- Prepare clear recommendations for strategy or decision-making.
Outputs
Outputs may include planning statements, advice notes, assessment reports, appeal statements,
representations, audit reports, rebuttal documents and recommendations for the next planning step.
