Planning consultancy · London
Firstplan.
A planning consultancy acting for applicants across London. Wins consent on 88% of applications — above the London average of 79% — across 1,844 applications in 27 boroughs, 2004–26.[1] Where they win, and how, is below.
Planning consultancy23 years active27 boroughs88% approval11th in LondonCompanies House 08635891
Where they win — by borough · tap to focus
FewerMore applications
Headline figures count substantive applications only — full, householder and listed building. 47 further procedural applications (S73 variations, condition discharges, prior approvals, certificates, trees, adverts) are on the record: toggle All to include them.
At a glanceEach metric links to the investigation behind it
All investigations →1,844
Applications
London 2004–26
11
Appeals
1 allowed, 10 dismissed · 9% success (PINS decisions)
8 wks
Decision time
median, validation to decision · 1,557 decided applications
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Record component
Applications
Approval rate
Basis
Firstplan
1,828
88%
Primary organisation name recorded as the planning agent
First Plan
16
71%
Verified alias on the planning record — merged into this identity
Total
1,844
88%
Each application counted once across all components
Firstplan
1,828
88%
Primary organisation name recorded as the planning agent
First Plan
16
71%
Verified alias on the planning record — merged into this identity
Total
1,844
88%
Each application counted once across all components
Recorded on council registers as: “Firstplan” (1,542) · “Firstplan Ltd” (245) · “` Firstplan” (73) · “First Plan” (13) · “FirstPlan” (7) · “First Plan Ltd” (2) · “` FirstPlan” (2) · “FIRSTPLAN” (2)
Possible matches that cannot be tied to this checked identity are excluded rather than guessed.
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Approval rate over time — improving or slippingDashed line = London average
What they submit — by scheme type
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Policies they argue — and how often it wins[3]
The policies this consultancy leans on most across its applications — how often each appears, and how often a scheme citing it wins consent.
Policies argued are coded from each officer report and decision notice — this table publishes when decision-notice ingestion lands. No policy playbook is shown until it's real.
Case officers — win rate when this firm submits— subscriber data
How often each named case officer grants consent on this firm's applications. Pairing patterns from the public register — not endorsements.
Applications by borough
Borough
Applications
Approval rate
Show all 27 rows
Where this firm's applications concentrate, 2004–26.[1] Click the map above to focus a borough, or a row to open it.
Outcomes secured — S106 by borough
S106 agreements aren't yet traced to this firm's consents — the borough-by-borough table of contributions secured publishes when the section 106 agreements are ingested. No figure is shown until it's real.
Recent applications
Address
Reference
Type
Outcome
Date
26/02047/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Refused
2026-06-05
26/01763/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-06-05
26/01048/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-05-29
26/02224/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-05-28
P2026/1359/FUL
Full Planning Application
—
2026-05-27
2026/1759
Details (following full perm.)
—
2026-05-22
2026/1581
Application for Full Permission
—
2026-05-21
26/03285/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
—
2026-05-19
26/01638/LBC
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2026-05-18
26/AP/1385
S.73 Vary/Remove Conds/Minor Alterations
—
2026-05-13
DC/26/143111
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-05-08
25/07843/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-04-30
25/08731/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-04-29
25/08732/LBC
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2026-04-29
26/00472/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-04-22
24/08830/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-04-10
26/0524/FUL
Full Application
Approved
2026-04-02
26/00223/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-04-02
26/02047/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Refused
2026-06-05
26/01763/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-06-05
26/01048/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-05-29
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26/02224/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-05-28
P2026/1359/FUL
Full Planning Application
—
2026-05-27
2026/1759
Details (following full perm.)
—
2026-05-22
2026/1581
Application for Full Permission
—
2026-05-21
26/03285/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
—
2026-05-19
26/01638/LBC
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2026-05-18
26/AP/1385
S.73 Vary/Remove Conds/Minor Alterations
—
2026-05-13
DC/26/143111
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-05-08
25/07843/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-04-30
25/08731/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-04-29
25/08732/LBC
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2026-04-29
26/00472/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-04-22
24/08830/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2026-04-10
26/0524/FUL
Full Application
Approved
2026-04-02
26/00223/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-04-02
Developers they act for— subscriber data
At a glance
FirmFirstplan
TypePlanning consultancy
Coverage27 London boroughs
Years active23 (2004–26)
Applications1,844
Approval rate88%
London avg79%
London rank11th of 51,600
Who decides here
Related investigations
Sources & method
- [1]Applications, approval rate and borough breakdown — the London planning applications on which this firm is the named agent, from borough planning registers and published decision notices, 2004–26. The consultant is the COMPANY (a firm filing under several individuals is merged to the firm). "Named agent" means whoever submitted the application to the council — where a separate agent files on behalf of the actual architect or designer, that design credit isn't captured here; this reflects who submitted, not necessarily who designed. Approval rate = approved ÷ (approved + refused), substantive decisions only. · methodology
- [2]Case-officer and developer pairings — the named case officer and applicant company on each of this firm’s register records, joined to their own live profiles. Pairing patterns, not endorsements. · methodology
- [3]Policies argued are coded from each officer report and decision notice against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF — publishes with decision-notice ingestion. · methodology
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.