Expanding our horizons and our offer to clients

Plainview Planning has joined forces with McLoughlin Planning, creating a 14-strong team of planning professionals offering expanded expertise across England and Wales. Discover what this merger means for our clients and the enhanced planning services we now provide.

We are absolutely delighted to share that after 16 years and over 4,000 development projects, Plainview Planning Ltd are joining forces with McLoughlin Planning.

What is so exciting about this significant merger is that it unites 13 planning professionals and 3 support staff from both companies, enhancing our capabilities in providing ingenious, commercially-minded solutions to town planning challenges.

McLoughlin Planning Ltd is also a family run business with a shared culture rooted in providing outstanding planning expertise and client care. This collaboration will enrich the service offerings to our clients, providing a broader spectrum of expertise and augmenting personal development opportunities for our team members.

What does this mean for our clients

Very little will change day to day, for the time being we will continue to operate as Plainview Planning and we can assure our clients that they will continue to receive the same high-quality service as always, but now we are able to tap into the knowledge and experience of 13 town planning consultants, each with their own areas of expertise.

What planning and development services do we now offer

This acquisition means that we at Plainview can continue to provide our exceptional service on traditional planning projects such as changes of use, pub diversification, prior approval, planning enforcement, rural planning and SME developer projects but with the backing of 13 planning professionals and a specialist team of strategic land professionals.

Looking for a planning consultant in Gloucestershire, London, Essex and beyond

This merger also means that our reach and experience of LPAs is wider than ever before. Together we will continue to operate nationwide with a focus throughout central and southern England, especially in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire, London and its environs, the Midlands, Essex and the south east of England.

You can learn more about McLoughlin Planning and meet their brilliant team of planning consultants here.

Working with Plainview Planning and McLoughlin Planning

At Plainview Planning, we focus on helping homeowners, landowners and small developers unlock the potential of their sites. Our expertise lies in housing schemes of under 10 units, householder applications, and boutique commercial projects — where creative thinking and a deep understanding of planning policy make all the difference.

Since joining forces with McLoughlin Planning in 2024, we’re proud to be part of a wider group of 14 planning professionals and support staff, combining our complementary skillsets to deliver ingenious, commercially-minded planning solutions across England and Wales.

As part of the McLoughlin Planning Group, our shared objective is simple — to get results for our clients by providing high-quality planning consultancy. Their team of chartered town planners delivers strategic advice and planning solutions across a wide range of sectors, from strategic land promotions and multi-phase residential sites to commercial, aviation, and rural projects.

For larger, strategic or complex schemes, please contact the McLoughlin Planning team. For householder projects, smaller developments, or boutique commercial sites, our Plainview Planning team would be delighted to assist.

To speak to us, email enquiries@plainview.co.uk or call 01242 501003 — providing your site address and a brief summary of your project.

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