{"id":16,"date":"2025-08-30T14:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T13:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.thor-caithness-planning-advice.co.uk\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:48:53","slug":"planning-consultant-east-yorkshire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thor-caithness-planning-advice.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning Consultant East Yorkshire"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92075b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92075b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c55844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c55844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planning Advice East Yorkshire<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e52d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42e52d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4b74d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc4b74d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27205d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a27205d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"about\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580a14f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"580a14f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Thorfinn Caithnes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e664c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15e664c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">I have more than 25 years post-qualification experience in Town and Country Planning. I am a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. I have worked for numerous local planning authorities with experience in development management, forward planning and conservation teams. Since 2012 I have worked on the private client-side assisting a variety of landowners, rural estates, housebuilders, caravan park operators, farmers, homeowners, businesses, private individuals, sellers and prospective purchasers with planning advice and services and navigating the complex planning system and process. I am based in East Yorkshire where I live with my wife and three teenage children.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0499e7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0499e7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f127046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f127046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/thor-caithness-planning-advice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dreamstimemaximum_53360048-1536x644.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-96\" alt=\"Planning Application Advice\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thor-caithness-planning-advice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dreamstimemaximum_53360048-1536x644.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thor-caithness-planning-advice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dreamstimemaximum_53360048-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thor-caithness-planning-advice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dreamstimemaximum_53360048-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thor-caithness-planning-advice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dreamstimemaximum_53360048-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thor-caithness-planning-advice.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dreamstimemaximum_53360048-2048x859.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-976a8f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"976a8f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ae005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b4ae005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"services\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d1bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61d1bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Planning Consultation Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b8392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79b8392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">I can offer you the following professional services so please get in touch if I can help you with anything: &#8211;<\/span><\/p><ul type=\"disc\"><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Preparation and submission of formal planning applications<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 I can project manage your planning application for you, including collaboration with architects and other technical specialists to bring together everything you need to get your application ready for submission.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Pre-application enquiries<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 You may have a development idea but are unsure how realistic it is. I can assist with a pre-application enquiry to weigh up the key issues in consultation with the local authority before investing in a full planning application.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Planning Statements.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Design &amp; Access Statements.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Heritage Statements.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Planning and Development Potential Feasibility<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Planning policies are constantly changing. I can help you to understand whether there is scope to develop your land and buildings based on the latest planning policies and national guidance.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Pre-purchase planning assessments<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 If you are looking to purchase land and property I can research planning history, key site constraints and development potential prior to acquisition to help better inform your decision.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Pre-sale value maximisation<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 If you are looking to sell land and property there may be potential to secure a planning consent to increase value prior to disposal.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Land Promotion<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Periodically, Council\u2019s and local planning authorities require more land to assist with housebuilding and employment etc as they develop and review their Local Plans. I can help you to promote your land for potential future allocation and inclusion within development limits.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Certificates of Lawfulness<\/b>\u00a0(Existing and Proposed) \u2013 I can assist with applications to demonstrate that an existing development or use of land etc may be lawful and immune from enforcement action and\/or proposed development or use of land may not require planning permission.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Tied Properties<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 If you live in or are considering the sale or purchase of a tied property, I can advise if there is potential to vary or remove the tie.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Planning Appeals<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 If you have had an application refused and want to consider an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate, I can help and guide you with the process.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Planning Committees<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 If you have an application that is being considered by planning committee, I can represent you and outline to committee members why they should support it.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Objections<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 If you are impacted by a development proposal and are concerned about the effect on your property, amenity and\/or the environment, I can help with the formulation of policy-based objections.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Development Plan Process<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 whether you are seeking to promote land and realise development potential or have concerns about the harmful effects of proposed land allocations, I can prepare formal representations on your behalf and represent you at Local Plan Enquiries and Examinations in Public.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Enforcement<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 If you have been contacted by a Council Enforcement Team and are unsure what to do, I can liaise with the local authority and formulate a plan of action to address the matter.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Permitted Development<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Whether you are a homeowner, a farmer or other business operator, there are certain types of development that may be classed as permitted development. I can help you with the necessary process and procedures.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Green \/ Grey Belt<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 If you live and\/or operate a business in a Green Belt, particular restrictions apply. I can hep you to understand these and explore what might still be possible.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>National Parks and <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">National Landscapes\u2019<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u2013 I have experience of preparing and submitting applications to and working with various National Parks. They are important and nationally significant landscapes that must be protected but there is still scope to live and work in them.<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Rural Estates<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 I have worked with a number of rural estates to assess development prospects, promote land and assets and secure planning permissions;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><b>Agricultural diversification<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 I have worked with several farming families to diversify their primary agricultural enterprises, helping to secure housing allocations and consents for traditional building conversions and leisure and tourism. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7785463 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7785463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planning Application Types Covered by My Service<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb6e7dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb6e7dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f9f29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03f9f29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83546d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d83546d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">I have experience, both as a local planning officer and as private sector planning consultant, of handling and preparing a variety of different planning application types and scales, including: &#8211;<\/p><ul type=\"disc\"><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Strategic and Minor;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Full applications;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Outline applications and approval of reserved matters;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Certificates of lawfulness \u2013 existing and proposed;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Listed Building Consent;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Development in Conservation Areas;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Changes of use of land and buildings;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Agricultural Prior Approvals;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Other Prior Approvals;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Discharges of Condition;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Variations of Condition (s.73);<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Non-Material Amendments;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Retrospective Planning Applications;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Advertisement Consent;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Enforcement;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Planning Appeals \u2013 written representations, hearings and public enquiries;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Residential;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Leisure and Tourism;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Agriculture;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Business and Commercial;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Renewable Energy;<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Householder.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4362317 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4362317\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34adf0 elementor-widget 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