Sectors
Planware Ltd focuses on public-facing commercial uses where planning decisions directly influence how businesses operate and engage with their customers.
Restaurants and cafes
We advise national, regional and independent operators on town centre, high street and roadside restaurant and cafe proposals.
- Change of use and fit-out of existing units.
- External seating, terraces and enclosures.
- Extraction, plant and servicing arrangements.
- Extended opening hours and delivery operations.
Entertainment and leisure
Our work in the entertainment and leisure sector includes cinemas, indoor leisure facilities, health and fitness, and family entertainment venues.
- New-build and refurbishment projects.
- Complex conditions relating to noise, hours and access.
- Planning strategies coordinated with licensing requirements.
- Advertisement and wayfinding schemes.
Retail and mixed-use centres
We support asset managers, owners and occupiers in town centres, retail parks and mixed-use schemes.
- Rationalisation and reconfiguration of existing space.
- Integration of food and leisure uses into established schemes.
- Estate-wide planning and signage strategies.
Roadside and drive-through
For roadside and drive-through proposals, we address the interaction between planning, highways, design and operational considerations.
- New roadside restaurant and cafe units.
- Rebranding and re-imaging of existing sites.
- EV charging and filling stations.
- Signage and totem strategies.
Working with you
We tailor our role to the needs of each client and project, from one-off instructions to long-term programmes of work.