Roger Tym&Partners - Planners and Development Economists


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	Planning for Development : Economics for Development : Feasibility Impact Appraisal & Evaluation

	Our planning services include:



	+ Planning applications



	+ Planning obligations (S106/ S75)



	+ Expert evidence, appearances at Examinations in Public and appearances at planning, Transport & Works Order, CPO and LDF inquires



	+ Masterplans, area investment strategies and spatial plans



	+ Planning studies, including retail and town centres



	+ Policy advice

Planning for Development + Policy advice and formulation

We advise central on the formulation of planning, regeneration and economic development policy and are assisting a number of local authorities with policy formulation and drafting in preparing their Local Development Frameworks and Area Action Plans under the 2004 Act .

Examples of recent policy studies for Government include:

changes to the Use Classes Order; the delivery of the growth areas strategies in the South East; the planning implications of the Gambling Bill; and Article 14 directions.

Examples of recent planning policy work for local authorities include:

the preparation of the Area Action Plans for Hull City Centre and Bridlington – both which include the drafting of policy to put in place the masterplans for the regeneration of these areas; housing policy advice in Northumberland and Tees Valley; Supplementary Planning Guidance in Middlesbrough; and Planning Policy in the Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan.


Thames Gateway - Research relating to the review of RPG9 to provide advice for the Government on taking forward the Thames Gateway.	Planning Implications of the Gambling Bill - Research examining the relationship between the relaxation of gambling controls upon the operation of the Use Classes Order.	West Midlands Regional Centres - Research to inform the revised RSS which identifies the strategic centres across the region where major new retail, leisure and office investment should be focused.