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Planning Assistance Loan

With Planning Assistance Loans through to exit strategies, support your clients through the whole project. 

Planning Assistance Loan

Got a client with planning consent who wants to maximise their scheme?

Our Planning Assistance Loan helps developers add value to a site by enhancing existing permissions. Whether that’s increasing unit numbers or optimising layouts, this short-term facility provides the flexibility to progress while revised plans are secured.

Our experienced team will visit the site, new build or refurbishment, and where we can support, partner closely with you to drive the project forward.

From this loan, clients can transition directly onto a Shawbrook Development Finance facility to deliver the build.

Planning Assistance Loan highlights

  • Up to 12-month term
  • Seamless route through to development finance
  • Relationship-led approach from enquiry to completion
  • Tailored funding, structured around your client’s scheme

We support:

  • Experienced property developers with planning in place
  • Residential, commercial and mixed-use developments
  • High value residential projects
  • Student housing, senior living and co-living
  • Care homes
  • Phased development schemes
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Want to learn more?

Contact us today and our experienced team will be in touch to discuss your development project in more detail.

Planning Assistance in Action

Why build one house when you can build two?

We provided additional capital while enhanced planning permissions were secured on a development project in Surrey. 

"Securing enhanced planning permissions can take time, and this can cause issues for developers who need to manage their cashflow while they wait to get building."

Stewart Budge, Relationship Director Shawbrook

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Case Study

Development Finance Planning Assistance Loan in action

Experienced developer required crucial funding to enhance development plans for their project in Surrey.

The onward journey

Support your client beyond enhanced planning. 

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Development Finance

Is your client planning a new build or refurbishment project? Our expert team is dedicated to building a detailed understanding of their project, providing bespoke finance tailored specifically to their funding needs. You can count on us to be by your side all the way to completion. 

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Development Exit Finance

Our Development Exit Loan is a short-term facility designed to support developers post practical-completion, helping work through unexpected delays, extend the marketing period or release capital for a new project. 

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