The St Albans Agents' Forum represents a major group of users of the planning service.
It is made up of professionals who submit and advise upon planning applications to the Council, on behalf of householders and businesses.
The Forum includes representatives of the architectural, surveying, planning consultancy and legal professions, and other specialists who have an interest in the full range of planning work dealt with by this Council.
The Forum meets on a regular basis with staff of the Planning and Building Control Department to discuss the Planning Service, to identify ways in which the service can be improved and to share information.
The Forum will be pleased to hear from fellow members of their professions about their own suggestions for improvements to the Planning Service offered by this Council. They will undertake to raise these points at future meetings of the Agents' Forum on behalf of their colleagues and to provide feedback.
Membership of the St Albans Agents Forum does not imply the Council in any way recommends the agents or their practices.
Forum members
Matthew Briffa
Briffa Phillips
19–21 Holywell Hill, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 1EZ
Tel: 01727 840567
Fax: 01727 731671
Email: matt@briffaphillips.com
Architects, designers and project managers. A medium-sized practice that enjoys designing buildings of any kind.
Derek Bromley
Bidwells
49 High Street, Kings Langley, Herts WD4 9HU
Tel: 01923 264264
Direct line: 01923 272822
Fax: 01923 262670
Email: derek.bromley@bidwells.co.uk
Planning and development consultants experienced in all planning issues, including appeals and development plan representations. The practice deals with small developments to strategic sites.
Graeme Eastham
Townstone
2 Holywell Hill, St Albans, Herts AL1 1BZ
Tel: 01727 844433
Fax: 01727 848384
Email: geastham@townstone.co.uk
Graeme Eastham is the Managing Director of Townstone, a St Albans based residential development company. He has 20 years of experience in land acquisition and the planning process in the house-building sector. Graeme has been involved in numerous planning applications, both in St Albans and throughout the Home Counties.
Michael Fearn
Shire Consulting
8 Spicer Street, St Albans, Herts AL3 4PQ
Tel: 01727 838455
Fax: 01727 835047
Email: michael.fearn@shire-uk.com
A multi-disciplinary consultancy offering a countrywide planning and development service for all aspects of applications, appeals and local or strategic planning.
Martin Ledger MRICS
Prospect Planning Limited
96-98 High Street, Stevenage, Herts SG1 3DW
Tel: 01438 364117
Fax: 01438 364117
Email: prospectplanning@btconnect.com
The practice offers planning advice to clients in London and the South East. It specialises in planning and enforcement appeals, development appraisals and applications, forward planning and development plan representations. Clients include national and local companies, local government and private individuals.
David Parry
AD Practice Ltd
2 Mill Walk, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8DT
Tel: 01582 834361
Fax: 01582 832587
Mobile: 07973 461139
Email: enq@adpractice.co.uk
A small practice offering a range of architectural services and planning advice for residential and commercial clients. Particular expertise in dealing with small development schemes including works to listed buildings.
Douglas Raine
Debenhams Ottaway, Solicitors
Ivy House, 107 St Peter's Street, St Albans Herts AL1 3EW
Tel: 01727 837161
Fax: 01727 830506
Email: dar@dolegal.co.uk
Douglas specialises in regulatory law. His clientele includes all those involved in the planning system, from the third party/neighbour to the large public company, including those professionals advising them. He is part of a team of four dealing with this work at the firm.
Alastair Woodgate
Rumball Sedgwick
58 St Peter's Street, St Albans Herts AL1 3HG
Tel: 01727 854516
Fax: 01727 843177
Email: alastair@rumballsedgwick.co.uk
Hertfordshire's longest established chartered surveyors and estate agents, providing independent valuation, planning and development advice.