The Consultant

Jon Tweddell is a fully qualified Chartered Town Planner and a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. With an Honours Degree and Diploma in Town Planning from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, he has worked for a number of local planning authorities and private sector Consultants. His education and past employment is set out below:

• Honours Degree in Town Planning, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• Year-out placement (Diploma in Town Planning) - Planning Officer, Development Control, Wear Valley District Council
• Final year of Diploma, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• Planning Consultant, W A Fairhurst & Partners, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Planning Officer, Development Control, Castle Morpeth Borough Council, Northumberland
• Senior Planner, Malamute Mackenzie plc, Planning & Development Consultants

The Business Services

Jon Tweddell Planning Ltd provides advice on all aspects of town planning, rural and urban. Whether you want to extend your existing home or are planning a major housing development, we can help. We have a particular specialisation in residential development, though other sectors of work covered include business/commercial, retail, industrial, leisure and tourism. Advice can also be provided for development in sensitive locations such as conservation areas, the open countryside and the Green Belt.

We understand that every client is individual and that there needs are specific to their business and their site. Initial discussions are always held to find out the clients aims and requirements, then the work is geared to achieving those aims. The business services are very flexible to a client's bespoke needs and we can be as involved as the client requires.

We offer a wide range of services and can help collate and submit all relevant planning submissions including planning applications, listed building consents, conservation area consents, planning and enforcement appeals and lawful development certificates. We can also provide general advice on feasibility and also provide specialist reports such as Planning Statements, Design and Access Statements, Economic Statements and Heritage Statements. We also have a large professional network of Consultants who are close at hand to assist with other specialist areas such as architecture, transport, engineering, ecology, contamination, flooding and drainage.

The Planning Advice

The current planning system in England is going through major change. Local Plans, Structure Plans and Regional Planning Guidance are being replaced by Local Development Frameworks and Regional Spatial Strategies. Developers, house builders, land owners and other interested parties need to be aware of these changes as well as evolving Government planning policy.

The planning advice provided is always realistic and based on up-to-date planning policies. The philosophy of the business is not to give false hope or inflated aspirations to clients, just to secure work and a future appeal. Honest, realistic advice is always given based on what it is felt can be sensibly secured.

Whilst Northumberland based, any work will be considered in the UK.

We are members of the Royal Town Planning Institute and over the years have been successful on a huge number of applications and appeals. Click here for some examples.