Town & Country Planning Consultants
Half a century of planning experience, supporting over 700 national businesses overcoming planning challenges.
Experts in planning consultation, application submissions
and planning appeals.
Half a century of planning experience, supporting over 700 national businesses overcoming planning challenges.
Experts in planning consultation, application submissions
and planning appeals.
Working with land owners, architects and property developers, Horne & Associates have a wealth of experience in achieving successful outcomes for residential schemes of all scales and complexities.
At Horne & Associates, our professional expertise and experience cover a broad spectrum of commercial development, ranging from restaurants and bars to offices and industrial units. Whether it is a renovation, a change of use or a new build development project, Horne & Associates are well versed in navigating the intricacies of town and country planning to obtain planning permission that is commercially viable.
Horne & Associates have experience spanning over 50 years managing a variety of leisure and educational planning schemes across the UK. Our projects have included gymnasiums, schools, tennis clubs, sports arenas, wedding venues and golf clubs. Whether you are seeking to expand existing facilities or change the use of a site, we can tailor our services to your specific needs.
Horne & Associates recognise that developments are often muti-faceted particularly so with larger development proposals. Our successful major development schemes offered the opportunity to create vibrant, high-density environments that blend living, working and leisure to enhance community interaction and provide the necessary facilities and infrastructure. Horne and Associates are proficient at procuring and managing the requisite team of multi disciplined professionals in their respective fields working harmoniously to achieve the same development goal.
If you are looking to extend or enhance your home or ancillary facilities, Horne & Associates can provide a one stop service to manage your project. Having worked with a number of celebrity clients, we understand the importance of confidentiality and privacy. We take the stress out of your hands and prepare and submit all necessary and supportive documentation to the Council. Once registered we seek to enter into a dialogue with planning officers and respond to any concerns raised by neighbours or statutory consultees on your behalf.
Derek Horne is CEO of Horne & Associates, having founded the company in 1992. Derek has unrivalled experience in this sector having held positions that include MD of Covell Mathews Wheatly Planning, a nation-wide planning and architectural practice, and prior to that as Chief Planning Officer at Guildford Borough Council. Horne & Associates (H&A) is a town and country planning practice, offering a full range of services including planning application submissions, planning appeals and real estate development advice. We work closely with a wide range of professionals with experience in other aspects and project manage development schemes which are tailored to the individual needs and budget of our client.
Oliver is a highly practiced and professionally accredited town planner having built up 20+ years of planning and real estate development experience acquired in both public and private sectors. During his career Oliver has held senior Local Government positions employed by Local Planning Authorities in both urban and rural settings. His previous appointments include the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Mole Valley District Council, Guildford Borough Council and Walsall City Council. After transitioning into the private sector, Oliver was appointed as Planning & Development Manager and advisor to the Executive Chairman of Affinity Global Real Estate where he was also appointed as a Director for Regenerate London plc. With his broad ranging experience covering planning enforcement, policy and development management, Olivers appointment as MD of Horne & Associates ensures continuity of the company’s long-standing expertise and values while driving the business forward with renewed energy and a progressive commercially focussed approach. Oliver is a Chartered member or the Royal Town Planning Institute, holds a Masters Degree in Planning Policy and Practice and has an honorary Bachelor of Science Degree in Real Estate Management.
Denise is the Financial Director and has a substantial financial background spanning over 30 years. She and Derek set up the company in 1992 and Denise oversees all the financial operations and business management. Denise handles client relations utilising her wealth of experience gained from 25 years of organising private and commercial events which have included attendance by members of our Royal family and President Clinton. Denise was National Chairman of The Lady Taverners from 2008 to 2009 and the first lady Trustee of The Lord’s Taverners. She is also a Dame Chevalier of Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne.
As our Operations & Systems Manager, Kat develops and maintains internal systems, templates and digital resources that keep things running smoothly behind the scenes. Kat focuses on improving internal processes, organising operational information and designing practical templates and tools that help the team capture and present information clearly and efficiently.
Experts in planning consultation, application submissions and planning appeals.
Horne & Associates work with a wide range of clients, including property developers, landowners, investors, architects and planning professionals, businesses expanding or redeveloping premises, educational institutions and private homeowners undertaking improvement projects.
If your permission was refused, we assess the reasons for refusal and advise on the most effective next step. Options include; preparing a revised planning application that addresses the reasons for refusal or submitting a planning appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. Our team has extensive experience in resolving planning and development issues by way of negotiation and in representing clients in planning appeals.
Fees depend on the scale, complexity, and type of project and can either be a fixed up-front fee, an hourly rate, or a combination of the two. Typical factors affecting overall cost include size and type of development, planning constraints affecting the site, the requirement of any additional specialist reports and whether an appeal process is needed. We provide clear, transparent fee proposals before any work begins, so clients understand the scope and costs involved.
Yes. We are specialists in coordinating and managing the full planning process for your project. This often includes: planning strategy and feasibility advice, preparation and submission of planning applications, coordination with specialist consultants, negotiations with planning authorities and community engagement strategies. We regularly assemble teams of specialists tailored to the specific requirements of the project, including (inter alia) architects, highways consultants, heritage experts, arboriculture consultants, drainage engineers and environmental consultants.
Our track record in securing planning permission for our clients is exemplary. We focus on front loading our planning application submissions with a robust planning strategy and detailed preparation, thereby significantly improving the likelihood of approval at application stage. We have extensive experience working with local authorities across the UK and, where needed, representing clients in planning appeals. Our honest work ethos and extensive experience enables us to provide realistic advice on the likelihood of success before proceeding on undertaking a project on behalf of a client.
