Demonstrate need and help secure planning permission, or make an appeal, with robust market evidence backed by sector-leading independent expertise. We’ll support your application with detailed need assessment reports or act as an expert witness at appeal.
Access all the evidence needed to secure planning success. Carterwood’s experts have decades of experience in the planning arena and they’re here to support you at every step of your journey from initial need evaluation through to site assessment and support at appeal.
Increase your chances of securing planning permission with a robust, independent assessment of the need for care home beds or housing-with-care units. Our reports provide clear evidence to support your development case and strengthen your submission, particularly where a site is contentious or complex.
Be more confident during the pre-application planning stage with the Headline Planning Need Statement (HPNS) – a concise report that independently assesses the need for care beds.
Evidence need as part of your planning application with the Comprehensive Planning Need Assessment (CPNA), tailored to your scheme.
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Demonstrating that there are no more suitable alternative sites can be one of the most challenging parts of a planning case. It requires a thorough understanding of the local market, where credible alternatives are and how they compare across planning, location and development criteria.
Provide a defensible case for your chosen site with our independent Alternative Site Assessment (ASA). We systematically identify and evaluate potential sites across the relevant catchment, providing clear, robust evidence of their suitability and deliverability. The result is a strong submission that stands up to scrutiny.
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A strong planning case is about more than demonstrating need. Our Development Benefits Analysis (DBA) provides concise, independent evidence of the wider benefits a proposed development can bring to the local area, strengthening the case for why it should be supported.
We assess and quantify the economic, social and community benefits of a scheme, from investment and job creation to local spending, service provision and wider contributions to the local economy. The result is a compelling evidence base that helps planning authorities and other stakeholders understand the full value and positive impact of your development.
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Carterwood’s expert witness work is led by Jessamy Venables, one of the care sector’s leading independent experts on need. Drawing on deep sector expertise, robust market data and extensive experience of complex and contentious cases, Jessamy provides clear, independent evidence that can be confidently defended through the appeal process.
From initial assessment and preparation of evidence through to hearings and inquiries, we provide authoritative support when the stakes are highest, giving decision-makers confidence in the case for development.
Enquire nowOur planning work helps support developers and operators to obtain the best possible planning consents for new developments.
We’re known for our work in the care home and retirement living sectors, but please also speak to us if you are finding challenges with local planning authorities in any healthcare sector.
Carterwood’s expertise has been invaluable to us, defending planning need cases from beginning to end with experience and specialist care sector knowledge. Their representation, support and liaison skills during the planning appeal process are excellent and we are pleased to work with Carterwood as a consultant of choice.
Guild Living
Carterwood’s alternative site assessment was highly commended by the planning officer for demonstrating that there were no alternative sites in the area for this fantastic new facility. The reports were extremely valuable in successfully obtaining consent for the scheme and we’re delighted with the outcome.
Perseus Land & Developments
Carterwood’s expert knowledge of the planning system and specifically need assessments gives us assurance that our application will be supported with market-leading expertise in this sector. Their need assessments have never been challenged which has contributed to us maintaining our 100% success rate at planning.
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