Lead Consultant
Tom Warren is the single point of contact for planning strategy, case building, application preparation and liaison with the Local Planning Authority or Planning Inspectorate.
Professional planning leadershipOne lead consultant.
One lead consultant.
A complete planning team.
Prism Ag Rural Planning combines a single point of strategic responsibility with direct access to the specialist disciplines required by complex rural planning cases.
The working modelPlanning strategy stays
Planning strategy stays
under one professional lead.
The practice sits between an individual consultant and a multidisciplinary corporate team: direct accountability, supported by specialist capacity.
Specialist Network
Trusted third-party consultants are appointed for ecology, structural engineering, highways and transport, flood risk and drainage, acoustic, noise, dust, air quality, fire safety and strategy, landscape, heritage and other specialist matters.
Project Management
Complete planning oversight from Advisory Site Visit and Initial Feasibility Study through Collating Technical Documents, Application Preparation, Submission and post-submission liaison.
The instructionA disciplined route
A disciplined route
through complex planning.
- Advisory Site Visit
Understand the site, operations, buildings, access, surroundings and practical objective.
- Initial Feasibility Study
Review the planning history, policy position, procedural options, material risks and likely evidence.
- Planning Strategy & Scope
Define the proposed route, professional responsibilities, programme and fee estimate.
- Collating Technical Documents
Coordinate plans and specialist evidence from the relevant third-party consultants.
- Application Preparation & Submission
Build and submit the planning case, then manage validation and decision-stage liaison.
Professional leadership
Tom Warren
BSc (Hons), FASAg, CEnv
Director & Lead Planning Consultant · Prism Agriculture LtdChartered EnvironmentalistProfessional standing supporting planning, agricultural and environmental work.
Direct responsibility, corporate-level coordination.
Tom leads each instruction and remains accountable for the planning strategy and client relationship. His background combines rural planning consultancy, agricultural and rural business appraisal, hands-on farming experience and work across the food supply chain.
Where a case requires additional disciplines, the relevant specialists are brought into a defined team. Their reports feed into the planning strategy managed by Prism Ag Rural Planning, so the client has one lead consultant rather than a collection of disconnected appointments.
The practice focuses on complex rural planning work and high-value professional advice. Minor domestic work and speculative requests for free technical advice fall outside that model.
Specialist disciplinesTechnical evidence matched
Technical evidence matched
to the planning issues.
Appointments are made where the evidence is material to the case and remain subject to their own professional scopes.
EcologyStructural EngineeringHighways & TransportFlood Risk & DrainageAcoustic & NoiseDust & Air QualityFire Safety & StrategyLandscape & Visual ImpactArchitecture & DesignGround & Geotechnical InvestigationBiodiversity Net Gain (BNG)Land & Building SurveysTree Survey & ArboricultureHeritage & ArchaeologyOther Specialist Assessments
Before making an enquiry
Professional planning questions.
Each matter is assessed on its own planning facts. Detailed advice is provided under a paid consultation or agreed professional instruction.
Make a Planning EnquiryWhat does Prism Ag Rural Planning do?
Prism Ag Rural Planning is a specialist rural planning consultancy. It leads planning strategy and applications, supported where required by agricultural, forestry, equestrian, horticultural and environmental evidence.
Who instructs the practice?
Clients include farmers, landowners, equestrian and forestry businesses, rural property owners, commercial operators and professional organisations with complex countryside planning matters.
Is initial advice free?
No detailed professional advice is offered free of charge. An initial enquiry is used to identify whether the matter is suitable for a paid consultation or a scoped instruction.
How do I request a fee estimate?
Submit the site location, proposal, planning references, available documents and relevant deadlines. Once the likely scope is understood, a fee estimate can be provided for defined work.
Does the practice work nationwide?
Prism Ag Rural Planning works across England. Planning systems, procedures and professional appointment requirements differ in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; a suitable regional collaborator can be recommended where appropriate.
Will other specialists be needed?
Most application types will require some third-party specialist consultant input. Appointments are scoped to the project and the evidence required by the planning case.
A professional planning routeNeed advice on a
Need advice on a
rural planning matter?
Submit the site, proposal, planning history and relevant deadlines.
We will identify whether a paid consultation or scoped instruction is appropriate.