When you’re not ready to make a planning application, but want to know if your development idea stands a chance of a planning approval, Mason and Marlowe offers immediate planning consultancy solutions critical to successful planning approval. Our team are experts in planning regulations, planning policies, including various supplementary planning documents of councils. We have helped many home owners and developers secure planning permission even on tricky site.
We offer advice on your proposals before you submit a planning application.
This is useful to:
We will provide you with a written response covering:
The quality and certainty of the advice that we can provide is dependent on the quality and accuracy of the information you provide and we will base our advice on the information that you provide us with.
Use our online form to request a planning consultant.
Please read our “What is planning consultancy?” before requesting a consultant.
Request a planning consultancy service
When you’re ready, the best way to request for a planning consultant is to complete the form, and pay.
You can pay for your planning consultancy service using a debit or credit card or by internet banking. Please select your preferred payment option when prompted during the application process.
Application type | Description | Fee |
House extensions | Up to 1hr phone call and a written response | £150 |
Up to 1hr phone call, site visit*, and a written response | £250 | |
Minor development
| Up to 1hr phone call and a written response | £250 |
Up to 1hr phone call, site visit*, and a written response | £350 | |
If an online or office-based meeting is required, site visit*, and a written response | £380 | |
Intermediate development
| Up to 1hr phone call and a written response | £350 |
Up to 1hr phone call, site visit*, and a written response | £400 | |
If an online or office-based meeting is required, site visit*, and a written response | £400 | |
Major development
| Up to 1hr phone call and a written response | £350 |
Up to 1hr phone call, site visit*, and a written response | £450 | |
If an online or office-based meeting is required, site visit*, and a written response | £500 | |
Bespoke scoping meeting | This involves creating a scheme where the method of providing the consultancy service can be agreed, together with the cost of providing this. | £980 |
Signs and advertisements | Premises signs | £150 |
Digital screens and billboards | £150 | |
Discharge of condition | One condition | £150 |
*Site visits within Manchester are free. All site visits outside Manchester will be charged at £0.50/mi in addition to the consultancy fee. *Hourly rate for additional time in meetings is £100, or part thereof, after the initial consultation hour has elapses. | ||
You can pay for this service by:
Please select your preferred payment option when prompted during the application process.
When we have received your request and fee, you will be assigned a planning consultant who will liaise with you directly throughout the consultancy service.
Please ensure you provide valid contact details, particularly your phone number, to avoid any unnecessary delays if further information or clarification is required.
Use this form to contact Mason and Marlowe Business Recovery Advice team in Salford, Manchester. We are here to help and will respond within 24H.
Phone: 0161 706 2232
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Colony, 5 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BR.
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Fantastic service, kept me fully informed, spoke to the council at every step of the process, kept me updated of changes and designs. Thank you so much

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This working relationship was professional but very friendly in what was a difficult COVID time. We worked safely and had FaceTime meetings when appropriate. Drawings are of high quality, then all submitted and decision came through without any hassle. I would highly recommend. More…

Professional attitude. First visit was good

Amazing from start to finish couldn’t fault anything what so ever made all the stress that little less stressful thank you for all your support. Will be recommending you to everyone Dr Kanadi Jagafa we can’t thank you enough for all your hard work & help. Katie & David More…

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Dr Kanadi Jagafa is an excellent person to work with I will definitely be working with him again and will highly recommend him to my friends

My job was too small for an out of town company but they were very professional and offered to give me a quote. I declined their offer but I was very impressed by them

Despite getting the ball rolling during lockdown and the council being slower to deal with thanks to furloughed staff: Dr Jagafa made sterling progress getting our planning permission approved. We needed to revise the plans a few times and provi information, this was all handled swiftly and professionally without problems. More…

"I am a developer, therefore, I like to turnover my buildings as quick as possible. Dr Jagafa got me planning approval within 5 weeks. In my line of work, approvals take at least two months. I recommend him to anyone who requires a competent representation." More… M Reply from Mason and Marlowe Ltd Thank you

Dr Jagafa is an outstanding Project Manager. It is without a doubt that he has exceptional expertise in project management as a whole within the construction industry. He also has a great personality and fun to work with. More…

Dr Jagafa is an expert on planning permission application at reasonable price .very effective services.

Dr Jagafa was very professional and prepared the drawings in a timely manner which allowed us to meet the planners deadlines and get us the approvals. Thank you ?
