I have worked with Katie on several projects and cannot recommend her highly enough. She is always on top of the detail and well prepared, she is robust, and she is adept at focussing on how best to achieve her clients’ aims. She is well connected to relevant topic specialists in the field and can successfully gel different people together as part of a team. Above all, she is a delightful person to work with!

Appleby Parish Council used KVA Consultancy when it was developing a Neighbourhood Plan. As a Council, we had no idea what was involved, and we were the first Council in North Lincolnshire to attempt the process.

Katie Atkinson guided us through the process in a very professional way. Katie was very versatile time wise and over a long period. Katie eventually took our consultation results to create a draft Plan which was eventually put referendum. The Independent Planning Inspector who scrutinised our proposed Plan prior to referendum was very complimentary regarding the substance and process of development of our draft Plan, which eventually became the first Neighbourhood Plan to be adopted by North Lincolnshire Council in 2019.

Appleby PC has since used our Neighbourhood Plan for determining Planning Applications in our Parish, mostly in a positive way.

Katie has subsequently advised our Parish Council when objecting to a proposed intensive livestock development which was again successful by way of the use of our Neighbourhood Plan.

When the spectre of exploratory fracking hung over our community and we were faced with the prospect of having to mount challenges to the planning application, Katie proved to be invaluable. She guided us through the process at every turn, using her knowledge and expertise to ensure we focussed all our energy only on those aspects of the application that were relevant and would bring us the most reward. She also assisted us in finding subject experts and putting together a first class legal team to fight the application at a planning inquiry. With Katie’s assistance, WAF succeeded in preventing a multi-billion pound corporation from embarking on a ruinous gas development, and our precious countryside and community has been preserved.

Richard Scholey

Woodsetts Against Fracking

CPRE Craven Loving a living countryside

CPRE Craven have used KVA Consulting to assist and advise on the Spatial Planning for our area. A unique and difficult part of the country with two planning authorities, one inside and one outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Katie’s meticulous research and attention to detail combined with her in depth professional knowledge and hands on experience of the planning system makes her an invaluable asset in an planning related matters. Katie is calm, accountable and perhaps most importantly, listens to the needs of her clients.

KVA Planning is our first point of contact for any planning issues. Katie will always be our expert of choice.

We would add that if we had the funding, we would pay Katie to work for us full time!

Dear Katie.

We would to thank you for your recent invaluable assistance regarding our householder appeal. Your professional guidance, knowledge and planning expertise, was greatly appreciated .

We would highly recommend your services.

Thank you so much for the sound planning advice that you gave us when dealing with our appeal. Because of KVA’s attention to detail we were able to negotiate with the planning authority and achieve agreement and subsequent planning consent that all parties were satisfied with. We would certainly use your services again if required!

Thank you so much!

Thank you for your recent hard work dealing with my planning application. I can’t wait to sit in my new sun room once the new extension is constructed! Thank you so much, your services have taken the stress out of the planning process for me. You helped me to understand everything at each stage so that I knew what was happening at all times. I cannot recommend having a professional deal with the whole application process enough, it certainly made my life easier!

Thank you once again.Thank you so much!