About – Planning Prospects

Planning Prospects is a specialist planning and development consultancy, providing commercially focused advice across a wide range of projects throughout the UK.

The business has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality planning solutions, supporting clients in navigating complex regulatory environments and unlocking development potential.

Working with developers, landowners, investors and public sector organisations, Planning Prospects delivers projects across residential, commercial, retail and mixed-use sectors. Their services span site promotion, planning applications, appeals and strategic planning advice.

The team combines technical expertise with a pragmatic, client-focused approach, ensuring that every project is aligned with both planning policy and commercial objectives. With a track record of securing viable, implementable permissions, Planning Prospects is a trusted partner for delivering successful development outcomes.

Planning Prospects Team

Planning Prospects has a team of qualified planners working under the company’s directors.

Jason is the founding Director of Planning Prospects with over 30 years of planning experience. He advises on all aspects of planning with major on-going projects in the retail, residential, employment and leisure sectors and particular expertise in urban regeneration and mixed use development.

Jason’s expertise extends across a broad range of planning and development sectors, with extensive experience and expertise in planning and development assessment, advising on the potential of development sites together with running and managing complex teams of professional advisors in order to evaluate, respond to and deliver viable and valuable planning permissions.

Contact details
e: jason.tait@planningprospects.co.uk
m: 07771 976 797
dd: 01562 734091

Jason Tait, MRTPI Director

Robert joined Planning Prospects in its first year. He has considerable experience in planning and development consultancy, conducting numerous projects for national, regional and local private sector clients, and Local Authorities, dealing with property and land holdings, and strategic issues, nationwide.

He has gained over 30 years of experience in planning, conducting instructions ranging from advising on major mixed use developments to town centre assessments, retail studies, investment analysis, market research, and promoting a wide variety of schemes across a range of sectors. He has successfully promoted major Industrial and Logistics schemes, including in the Green Belt.

Contact details
e: robert.barnes@planningprospects.co.uk
m: 07881 772 275
dd: 01562 734092

Robert Barnes, MRTPI Director

Chris is an Associate Director of Planning Prospects and has over 15 years’ experience in planning, advising clients on all aspects including residential, retail, employment and leisure sectors, co-ordinating and submitting planning applications and planning appeals. Chris is day to day involved in justifying planning permissions whether through negotiations with Local Planning Authorities or giving Expert evidence at Planning Inquiries. His expertise has led to delivery of viable and valuable planning permissions to clients across the Country.

Contact details
e: chris.dodds@planningprospects.co.uk
m: 07799 538940
dd: 01562 734093

Chris Dodds, MRTPI Associate Director

Mairead is actively involved in a number of major projects with key clients at Planning Prospects and has made rapid progress to Associate Director since joining the Company in 2014. She is a key client contact for one of Planning Prospects major clients, working closely with them on a significant programme of developments across the region. Her experience is extensive particularly within the role of managing, preparing and co-ordinating the submission of major planning applications and negotiation of planning permissions. She is highly organised with considerable attention to detail and excellent project management skills. She manages a wide and varied caseload in different areas of planning but with a key specialism in residential and employment developments, tackling a wide range of planning issues promoting developments on a number of sites especially within the midlands, with numerous active planning applications running on a number of sites.

Contact details
e: mairead.stibbs@planningprospects.co.uk
m: 07927 053183
dd: 01562 734094

Mairead Stibbs, MRTPI Associate Director

Emma has over 3 years’ experience working on residential, commercial, education, energy and farm diversification projects for public and private sector clients. She has expertise in the preparation of site appraisals; the preparation and submission of pre-applications and planning applications; and the management of planning conditions. Emma also has experience preparing Certificate of Lawfulness applications for cladding remediation works across England in accordance with fire regulations.

Prior to joining Planning Prospects Emma worked on the planning team for a multi-discipline property and construction consultancy.

Contact details
e: emma.rawson@planningprospects.co.uk
m: 07789 747982
dd: 01562 734097

Emma Rawson, MRTPI Senior Planner

Claire is a Principal Planner at Planning Prospects. She has previously worked in local government and has extensive experience in Development Management. She has managed a diverse caseload of planning applications and appeals at local authorities in Yorkshire, Cumbria and Greater London. Her caseload has extended to high profile developments including schemes for major infrastructure, renewable energy, housing, employment, and leisure projects. She is a knowledgeable, highly competent and conscientious planner with a considered and principled approach.

Claire holds an MA (Hons) in Town Planning and a Postgraduate Diploma in Spatial Planning (Conservation and Heritage). She has been a full member of the RTPI since 1998.

Contact details
e: claire.taylor@planningprospects.co.uk
m: 07483 674311
dd: 01562 734098

Claire Taylor, MRTPI Principal Planner

Kathryn is a Planner at Planning Prospects. She previously worked for a housebuilder within the West Midlands before moving over to consultancy. This experience in the housebuilding industry has provided Kathryn with sound knowledge of the planning system and provided her with good commercial and political awareness for the planning process. With this experience, alongside organisation skills and innovative thinking, Kathryn is involved in the preparation, submission and negotiation of a range of planning applications for a variety of development schemes.

Contact details
e:kathryn.paterson@planningprospects.co.uk
m: 07467 958405
dd: 01562 734096

Kathryn Paterson, MRTPI Planner

Josh has over 5 years’ experience working as a planner for a large scale residential developer within the West Midlands. During this time he has developed a strong knowledge of the planning system, supporting the progression of a number of residential planning applications. With this existing knowledge he has now made the move to consultancy being actively involved with site appraisals, submission of pre-applications, and preparing and managing a range of applications for various development schemes.

Contact details
e: josh.parnham@planningprospects.co.uk
m: 07484 549162
dd: 01562 734099

Josh Parnham Planner

Greta plays a pivotal role in the efficient running of Planning Prospects as a business, having significant experience in providing focused business support to a professional office, and has worked for Planning Prospects for over 10 years. Greta’s role includes a broad range of skills from business management, client liaison and accounting as well as providing key planning support to the planning team in managing and monitoring planning applications, application consultation issues as well as positively and proactively managing planning conditions and the lawful implementation of planning permissions.

Contact details
e: greta.woolley@planningprospects.co.uk
dd: 01562 734095

Greta Woolley, MCIPD Business Manager

Why Work With Planning Prospects

Key reasons to choose Planning Prospects, combining expertise, strategy and a consistent track record of successful outcomes.

Extensive experience delivering successful planning outcomes across a wide range of residential, commercial, retail and mixed-use development sectors throughout the UK. Our team brings deep technical knowledge and practical insight to even the most complex planning challenges.

We provide commercially focused planning advice that aligns development strategy with client objectives, helping to maximise site potential while carefully managing planning risk and policy constraints at every stage of the process.

From early-stage site promotion, feasibility studies and pre-application advice through to full planning applications and appeals, we support clients across the entire lifecycle of a development project.

We work closely with clients, consultants, stakeholders and local planning authorities to navigate complexity, coordinate inputs effectively and build consensus to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Our focus is on securing viable, implementable and high-quality planning permissions that enable development to progress with confidence from approval through to delivery on site.

Expertise

Approach

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Delivery

Advice

Core Values

A clear set of values guiding our approach, ensuring quality, integrity and collaboration across every project we deliver.

Excellence

We are committed to delivering high-quality planning advice at every stage, ensuring robust, well-considered and commercially sound outcomes.

Collaboration

We work closely with clients, consultants and local authorities to navigate complexity and achieve the best possible planning outcomes.

Integrity

We take ownership of our work, providing clear, honest advice and delivering on commitments to clients and stakeholders.

Projects

Explore our recent planning projects and see how we deliver successful development outcomes.