Navigating planning procedures and regulations can be complex, time-consuming, and costly. Complementing technical expertise with attention to detail, BackLand delivers high-quality professional advice, enabling clients to achieve their desired outcomes.
We provide a comprehensive planning consultancy service that delivers honest, straightforward advice, clearly informing the individual planning issues facing each client.
Guiding both commercial and residential clients through the planning application process. We appraise and improve proposals, reduce refusal risk, and ensure compliance with all relevant policies and regulations.
Promoting land for potential development on behalf of owners, as they input to the local plan process. Guiding planning applications that have the highest chance of approval and making land parcels attractive to developers.
Evaluating the potential effects of a development before it is approved. Linking environmental and socio economic assessments to give local authorities a holistic view of likely impacts when they make planning decisions.
Wide-ranging technical expertise gives us the skills, and insight, to deliver projects to the highest standard. Attention to detail is a cornerstone of everything we do, and we deliver our service in a diligent, honest, and professional manner.
Understanding and appreciating the outcomes you want to achieve is a crucial element of giving you the best advice. We look to build lasting relationships with our clients through being approachable, friendly, and creating rapport.
We work with a broad range of clients in the commercial and residential sectors. Over 30 years of navigating the planning system means we are reliable providers of quality advice, leading to hopefully positive outcomes for all our clients.
Sarah Smith founded BackLand in 2023. Her aim has always been to offer a distinctly bespoke and personal planning service – something far removed from an arm’s length consultancy. She has found a receptive audience, and prides herself on the rapport and strong relationships she has built with client organisations.
This approach is complemented by integrity throughout the consultancy process, and a commitment to always giving honest advice.
Empathy and focus for a client’s individual aims, has meant BackLand has helped numerous clients reach their development goals.
