Douglas Briggs Partnership is an Integrated Architecture Practice and Planning Consultants based in Chichester, West Sussex.
Founded in 1991 by Douglas Briggs RIBA, RTPI, IHBC, RIAS we have been known to successfully negotiate complex Planning Approvals and Listed Building Consents for clients across the South Coast.
We use our skills in architectural design and planning knowledge to develop solutions to meet client objectives and negotiate planning approvals with local authorities. Knowing what will work in design terms is just as important as knowing what the planning authority are likely to accept and the importance of how a planning application is presented to benefit it's chances of success cannot be overstated.
Our Integrated approach using dual qualified staff to craft designs and develop planning strategies for clients enables us to adapt to the changing planning environment to obtain planning and listed building consents that are both viable and meet our clients objectives.
"to set out on a task it is essential to know where you are going and how to get there"
A planning strategy is more than an application, often using multiple applications to achieve an end goal that if applied for at the outset is likely to have not been successful and "to set out on a task it is essential to know where you are going and how to get there" so we start our client service with feasibility study to understand the client's brief and objectives and develop a strategy for achieving these.
"there are often many equally acceptable solutions"
The journey through 'the planning maze' can have many twists and turns and sometimes projects end up with a different design to the one first envisaged, "there are often many equally acceptable solutions" and it is our flexibility of approach that ensures the planning decisions obtained are beneficial to our clients in achieving their objectives.
"greater than the sum of its parts"
While other practices have Architects and Town Planners, the core of our staff are 'dual qualified' as members of both the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as we believe that it is the integration of these two disciplines that is "greater than the sum of its parts" with a true understanding of both the design and planning constraints, it is possible to avoid planning pitfalls that may lead to a refusal or obtain consent for a design that does not meet the clients objectives.
We have used our Integrated approach to Architecture and Town Planning to successfully negotiate approval for new Country Houses, Barn Conversions, events such as the Goodwood Revival and Cowdray Polo, Agricultural Development such as Glasshouses, Processing Facilities and Polytunnels, Equine Development such as Barns, Stables and All Weather Arenas, Renewable Energy Projects such as BioGas, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and Photovoltaic (PV) Arrays for farmers and householders as well as providing a tailored and discrete service, to Obtain Listed Building and Conservation Area Consents for Grade I, II* and II Listed Churches and Private Houses, with award winning designs.
It is our unparalleled commitment and tailored customer service through our integrated approach that has provided the impetus for us to grow into the business we are today.
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