Start with a call
We talk through the land, what you know already and what you would like to happen next. If it feels worth exploring, we agree what needs checking before anyone wastes time or money.
Understand a site before you overcommit.
I help landowners, developers, agents and property teams assess early-stage sites using planning research, commercial logic, site evidence and 3D visual context.
Use the work before promotion agreements, landowner meetings, heads of terms, pre-app strategy or heavier consultant spend.
Services
What I do
Five things, each with a clear exchange: what I need from you, and what you get back. Select one to see how it works.
Understand what a site could realistically become
I bring together planning policy, planning history, constraints, access and local context into a view you can act on — before committing to applications, consultants or negotiations. The aim is to establish whether a site is worth pursuing, what the principal risks are, and what evidence the next step needs.
- Land promotion
- Site appraisal
- Planning research
- Constraints
- Development potential
What I need from you
- The address or approximate location
- Whether you own the site, or are asking on someone's behalf
- What you are hoping to understand or decide
- Any planning history, drawings or correspondence you already hold
What you receive
- An opportunities and constraints summary
- A planning history timeline
- A development potential note with the main risks flagged
- A clear view on whether specialist input is worth paying for
Process
How it works
The same four steps whether you are a homeowner with a side plot or a developer screening a lead.
Build the site picture
I gather the practical evidence around access, planning history, constraints, neighbouring land and market context. Where it helps, drone imagery, mapping or simple 3D views make the opportunity easier to understand.
Set out the opportunity
You get a clear view of what the site could support, what may hold it back and where the value might be. The aim is a grounded picture you can actually make decisions from.
Move it forward
If the land looks promising, I help shape the next move: approach, promotion route, deal structure or professional team input. You stay in control, with the right support brought in at the right time.
About
About Lehodey Land and Planning
A small practice built on a simple principle: early land decisions should rest on evidence, not guesswork.
The practice
Lehodey Land and Planning is a small planning and land practice led by Matt Lehodey. It exists because early land decisions are usually made on scattered evidence: policy in one place, planning history in another, constraints somewhere else again.
The work is to bring that together into something you can decide from: what a site could support, what might hold it back, and whether it is worth going further. Value should come from fit and delivery, not from extracting it.
How I work
I look at planning history, policy, access, constraints, character and ownership context before giving a view - and I say plainly when something needs a specialist rather than me. Honest trade-offs and a practical next step beat a confident answer that does not hold up.
Matt Lehodey
Urban planning and built-environment research, with a working interest in GIS, drone capture and planning technology.
Go to portfolioReady to understand what your land could become?
Send the address or location, your ownership position and what you would like to find out. If you have title documents, plans, planning history or agent details, include those too.
The quickest route is WhatsApp. Email is also fine if you would rather send documents first.
- Use the button to start a chat.
- Matt@Lehodeylandplanning.com