WEA Planning is based in Ealing and is owned and run by company Director William Avery.

William has several years of experience as a town planning advisor in the West London office of commercial property consultants CBRE and with other leading independent town planning companies. William has also worked for and advised London Local Authorities. This balance of experience gives him insight into the way local decision makers operate and commercial expertise.

He has advised a broad range of clients on proposals ranging from supermarkets, mixed use town centre schemes and new health clubs to change of use, certificates of lawfulness and householder extensions.

William is a qualified town planning practitioner and Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. He is a graduate of the prestigious Bartlett School of Planning at University College London and possesses a Post Graduate Diploma in Town and Country Planning.

William is committed to working with clients to achieve the results they require. He places particular emphasis on getting a detailed understanding of the client brief before starting any project and is happy to provide initial consultations free of charge.

WEA Planning Services include:

PLANNING APPRAISAL

WEA can advise on the development potential of your site, building/s or portfolio and provide a strategy for negotiating planning permission. This can include initial confidential discussions with Local Planning Authorities in areas including Acton, Pinner, Chiswick, Hammersmith and Uxbridge.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

WEA can manage and submit your planning applications. This can include some or all of the following:

Co-ordination of technical supporting information and drawings;
writing of supporting statements;
negotiation with planning officers;
variations or removal of planning conditions;
assisting with public consultation; and
presenting to planning committee.

PLANNING APPEALS

WEA can provide support for or lead all forms of planning appeals including written representations, hearings and inquiries. WEA can also write instructions to Barristers.

ENFORCEMENT NOTICES

WEA can advise on enforcement matters and respond to enforcement enquiries from local authorities in your local area e.g. the Brent enforcement team. This can extend to appeals against enforcement notices and the preparation of evidence, statutory declarations and affidavits.

ADVERTISEMENTS

WEA can prepare the submissions of advertisement applications and appeals.

LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES

WEA can prepare statements and co-ordinate the submission of relevant supporting information for Lawful Development Certificate applications.

LOCAL POLICY REPRESENTATION

WEA can defend or promote your interests through the local plan making process. WEA can also promote sites through Local Authority Strategic Housing Land Availability, Housing Capacity and Employment Land Availability documents. This can include representations to documents published by the Greater London Authority.