Navigate Planning provides creative solutions to complex property and planning concerns in a continually changing legislative and economic environment. We also provide general planning and listed building advice on a range of issues including appeals and negotiations with local planning authorities.
ABOUT
Navigate Planning was founded in 2020 by Michael Hendry and offers planning and listed building advice across the East of England from its base in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Michael is a Chartered Town Planner with significant consultancy experience spanning over 15 years, working with a range of clients, including the Woodland Trust, National Trust, Gascoyne Cecil Estates, Oakman Inns and Restaurants, Persimmon Homes, Marshall of Cambridge (Properties and Motor Group), Hill Residential, Orbit Homes and Bovis Homes.
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Most recently Michael was Director at PlanSurv Limited, which he joined in 2012 and helped grow to a successful consultancy with seven staff.
PROJECTS
Navigate Planning can draw on a strong track record of delivering permissions and making development happen. Recent projects include:
Refurbishment and Modern Extension of The Anchor, Hullbridge, Essex
Navigate Planning successfully secured approval for the refurbishment and modern extension of The Anchor, Hullbridge, Essex. Navigate Planning worked closely with Rochford District Council and their conservation advisers to secure committee approval for the proposal, which will bring new jobs to the area and raise the profile of The Anchor and Hullbridge as a destination on the coastal path.
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Navigate Planning’s planning expertise, coupled with the skills of the design team at William Matthews Associates (WMA), ensured the design solution was sensitive to its location and made a positive contribution to the riverside setting and the historic crossing point of the River Crouch.
London Road, Attleborough
200 new homes open space and associated infrastructure on land off London Road, Attleborough as part of a five-year housing land supply argument.
Precision engineering and manufacturing space
10,355m² of precision engineering and manufacturing space forming the UK headquarters of USA based company.
Jaguar Land Rover showrooms
New Jaguar Land Rover showrooms in Ipswich and Cambridge for Marshall Motor Group
First World War Centenary Woodland
First World War Centenary Woodland for England, including a memorial sculpture, car park, new access, pedestrian and shared cycle and equestrian routes on the edge of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the Metropolitan Green Belt
Bush Hall Hotel
Refurbishment and extension of Grade II Listed Bush Hall Hotel, Hatfield, including a new function room, remodeled car park and extensive internal and external modifications in the Green Belt.
Witchford, near Ely
128 new homes, open space and associated infrastructure on land in Witchford, near Ely
Ely business park
117,000m2 extension to Ely business park, including trim trail, landscaping and associated infrastructure as well as the associated Reserved Matters submission on land in Witchford, near Ely
CLIENTS
“Michael’s knowledge, attention to detail and communication skills are of a high standard that helps to smooth the passage of projects through the planning system. Michael secured planning and listed building consent for a complex redevelopment and refurbishment of a designated heritage asset, within the Green Belt, on the Hatfield Estate. Michael worked closely with the project managers to coordinate consultants and ensure that deadlines were met and the programme maintained.”
Adam Wiles
Head of Property Asset Management
Gascoyne Holdings Ltd
“Michael demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the planning system and professionalism that has proven to be very successful. I have always found Michael to be diligent, responsive and he always gets the job done. Having known Michael as a colleague and for several years as his client, I am sure that Navigate Planning will be a huge success.”
Richard Oakley
Director
No.6 Developments
CONTACT
Contact
Please contact us to discuss your project:
Office
Navigate Planning Limited,
12 Lynton Drive,
Ely,
Cambridgeshire,
CB61DQ