We’re a responsive, fleet of foot property company with the primary aim of creating value through the planning process to our developer and landowner clients. For us it is all about performance, integrity, reputation and of course delivery.
Iwan Jones, Director
About us
JIG Planning & Development is a respected land, planning and development consultancy business.
A Planner by trade, Owner and Managing Director, Iwan Jones, has over 20 years experience in land transactions, securing planning permission and advising on development.
Formerly a Managing Director of a leading national retirement housebuilder and Partner of an International Real Estate company, JIG is perfectly placed to deliver ‘value add’ advice to all our client base.
Meet Wayne Duck, Land Manager
Wayne is considered to be a perfect fit for JIG due to his all-round development and investment background and skill-set. Wayne has over 20 years experience of the development cycle, in particular construction, sales and finance. An all-rounder with an insight into every facet of the process is crucial in delivering timely and profitable development proposals.
JIG is more than just a planning consultancy and a land agency, our background and skill-set is broad and diverse. We have experience of implementing planning consents and delivering product - market focused product. This is invaluable knowledge when advising clients either in our capacity as the planning consultant, land agent or the development manager where we become involved right through from conception to eventual sale of the site. We have the vision, your solution and are market-tuned.
Our approach is eclectic and we believe that strong working relationships are important. We listen, appraise and act on the opportunities and requirements of our clients that enable us to flex our planning and development expertise.
Proficient, experienced and passionate, JIG has the ability to achieve optimum planning results ensuring best value is secured at all times.
We unlock the potential of land and buildings through our ability to tailor strategies that adapt to the unique challenges of each site and project.
Land
JIG offers a wide range of land agency service to both landowners and developers.
Selected clients include NHS Property Services, Castleoak, Faithful Companions of Jesus, Spire Healthcare Group, Land Logical Ltd and Marriott Hotel Group. We also work for a number of private landowner clients. Our involvement includes sites with or without planning permission, brownfield or greenfield and sites ranging from a single unit up to strategic housing allocations and everything in between. We provide honest and transparent advice, tailoring the disposal strategy accordingly but always involving the landowner client.
Please contact us for a free no-obligation appraisal of your land.
The majority of our deals are done off-market due to our extensive network of landowner clients and industry-wide connections. Please register your details here.
Retainer services - we provide a bespoke and tailored site finding service to select clients for a competitive monthly fee.
Should this be of interest to you, please contact us to discuss your land requirements.
A few examples of current sites and deals we've been involved with:
A former D1 Use Class property sold on behalf of our client NHS Property Services.
A former D1 Use Class property sold on behalf of our client NHS Property Services.
A former D1 Use Class property sold on behalf of our client NHS Property Services.
A former D1 Use Class property sold on behalf of our client NHS Property Services.
Instructed by the vendors as the sole agent to secure a discreet off-market sale with zero marketing exposure. Utilising our strong developer client relationships, we secured a swift sale and met the vendor’s price expectation. Single dwelling to be demolished and replaced with a high-density apartment scheme.
Acting as property advisor to a family office. A challenging site with multiple technical issues to resolve which we successfully navigated before securing an off-market sale all within 6 months of instruction.
Acting as lead consultant on behalf of the landowner to secure planning permission for an infill scheme of 2 dwellings within the Green Belt.
This is a site that JIG acquired itself unconditionally. A Green Belt site of circa 0.5 acre. We successfully secured planning permission for a single detached dwelling of exemplary design against fierce local opposition. We then discharged certain conditions and prepared the land for sale securing a significant uplift in value.
We are working on this project as the lead consultant for the client who are proposing a self-build home. An undeveloped backland garden site within an outlying Canterbury village
A strategic housing site. We successfully secured a housing allocation in the adopted local plan for 550 homes and have entered into contract with a national promoter. Planning application now submitted. Site expected to be introduced to the market in 2021.
Appointed as the lead consultant to prepare and submit for planning a scheme of 3 well-designed family dwellings within the curtilage of an existing property on the edge of Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent.
Instructed as the lead consultant to submit a planning application for a self-build 3-bedroom home utilising the side garden of an end-of-terrace plot within a residential suburb in Maidstone. Planning permission was granted for our client within 8-weeks of submission.
A strategic site sold unconditionally on behalf of our client to a national volume housebuilder. We are now advising our client on the overage covenant included within the sale contract.
Acting as property advisor to a family office. A hugely desirable riverside site in the cathedral town of Rochester, Kent. JIG is advising on all planning related matters in the context of adding value to our client’s investment. A medium-storey residential-led development with commercial ground floor uses likely to come forward.
Planning
Planning is the true strength of JIG. Land value cannot be fully realised until the optimum planning consent is achieved.
JIG has an enviable track record of securing planning permission on the most challenging of sites. Previous successes include securing multiple Green Belt planning permissions.
However, it is not just about securing any planning permission. The consent must be market focused or operator specific so that it is truly meaningful and valuable. This is where JIG sets itself apart from other planning consultancies as our background is rounder with a sound understanding of land, development and the market. A thorough understanding of every component part of the development cycle ensures the optimum planning consent is achieved.
Our Planning Services Include:
Planning Applications
Planning Appraisals
Future Options Reports
Planning Appeals
Local Plan Representations
Joint Ventures
The cost of securing planning permission is sometimes beyond the wherewithal of landowners due to the depth of information that is required to form an application. Coupled with an uncertain and unpredictable process, the risk sometimes is too much to bear for landowners.
JIG can work in partnership with landowners where we cover the cost of all the professional fees in securing planning permission for an agreed share of the eventual sale proceeds.
Tailored contractual arrangements can be formulated between JIG and the landowner by way of Promotion or Option Agreements that would allow JIG to secure planning permission within a defined timeframe thereby unlocking the value of the land at no cost to the landowner. Please contact us for an informal discussion as to how we may be able to work together.
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