Track record
New Lidl store and existing sites expansion programme
Lidl Great Britain Limited
Providing planning consultancy services for Lidl throughout the UK
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Environmental Impact Assessments
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Retail & Leisure
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Richard Huteson
The project
Rapleys provides Lidl with planning consultancy services throughout the UK and has a National Framework Agreement in place with them.
Rapleys acts as Lead Planning Consultant across a series of Lidl’s UK regions and helps them to deliver their new store and existing site expansion programme.
Rapleys has advised on more than 300 sites since being appointed to the framework in 2015.
Our solution
The range of planning consultancy services include the following:
- Securing planning permission for new stores
- Securing planning permission for existing store re-developments / store extensions / refurbishments
- Local plan representations
- Amendments to operating / delivery hours
- Advertisement consents
- National strategic planning advice.
Rapleys has successfully advised on over 250 new stores/existing site projects. Rapleys’ advice has added value to Lidl’s business in the following areas:
- Site appraisal
- Planning strategy
- Pre-application consultation and negotiations
- Advice on S106 obligations and CIL
- Co-ordination of application as lead consultant
- Planning Performance Agreement advice
- EIA strategy and advice (screening and scoping)
- Planning Statements
- Heritage advice
- Consultation, Public Exhibitions and Statements of Community Involvement
- Liaison with politicians
- Planning appeals/Expert Witness advice
- Discharge of Conditions
- Amendments post permission (S96a/S73).
In addition to planning consultancy, Rapleys’ retail agency team work closely with Lidl in a number of regions and act on their behalf in identifying and acquiring sites for Lidl to open new stores and in respect of disposals.
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Our track record
Stadium Holdings Ltd
1 Olympic Way, Wembley
Neighbourly Matters advice for a 7-storey extension to provide student accommodation
104-106 East Street, Southampton
Delivery of commercial and market-led viability advice to support the successful completion of a stalled development.
Yorkshire Housing
12,000 Stock Condition Surveys – Yorkshire Housing
Appointed by Yorkshire Housing via the Fusion21 Framework to complete 12,000 stock condition surveys over a 3-year period
Private Client
33 Beach Road West, Portishead, Bristol
Acting for the Building Owner to enable the redevelopment of a dilapidated residential site
37-42 Tenby Street and 30-31 Albion Street, Birmingham
Expert Party Wall advice to protect adjoining owners’ interests
Kruton No. 2
9-12 Middle Street, Brighton
Appointed as Employer’s Agent on new build commercial project.
Kwik Fit
Acquisition for Kwik Fit, Atex Business Park, Stowmarket
Instructed by Kwik Fit as national retained acquisition agents
Bernard Construction
Affordable housing provisions for a mixed-use scheme, Balham
Provided a detailed FVA, development advice and affordable housing strategy
Higgins Homes
Affordable Housing valuation for a mixed use scheme, Garratt Lane, Wandsworth
Development Consultancy advice to support a planning application for a mixed use scheme
London and Regional
Albert Island Redevelopment
Providing Cost Management & Quantity Surveying services on an exemplar industrial intensification project