I have written many testimonials for people, but this is the hardest one, as I simply cannot put into words what Equestrian Design have done for me. After nearly 2 years of working together in order to achieve all the planning I needed has been a nightmare working with Harrogate Borough Council, every obstacle was thrown at us and it became such a stressful time, but working with Andy Woodward was just amazing, he gave me the confidence to carry on and the strength to see it to the end. We have now all our planning through successfully and I just can't put into words how truly grateful I am. It has been lovely to meet someone with so much knowledge, experience but still the level of care and passion that is needed to keep planning department, enforcement officers at bay! Do not look any further, you won't regret meeting Equestrian Design.

Angela Sykes-Brown

Andy Woodward of Equestrian Design has helped me realise a dream - a stable yard, paddocks and menage of my own. What Andy doesn't know about equestrian design and the planning process probably isn't worth knowing! Although we had some rough ideas of what we wanted, Andy was able to turn our thoughts into reality. We also had no previous experience getting planning approval for an equestrian development. Extremely helpful from start to finish Andy ensured our planning application went through without a hitch. Andy's input into the Design and Access statement was invaluable (we didn't even know one was needed, let alone know where to start!). We have no hesitation in recommending Andy to others.

Mrs R Tranter

An enormous thank you Andy for all your hard work and perseverance in our incredibly difficult application. We had no idea at the beginning that an 8 week application would turn into 7 months of battling, but there is absolutely no doubt that we would not have obtained permission without your expertise and sheer determination. You approached each conversation or email with the same level of commitment on day 1 as you did on day 211, and we are very appreciative of your thoroughness and professionalism.

We would be very pleased to recommend Equestrian Design to anyone we know needing planning services, and if you wish to pass our details onto any prospective customers so we can tell them about our good experience with your company, please feel free to do so. We will send you some finished photos when our yard is built.

Mr & Mrs Baxter - Gloucestershire

I am very grateful for the excellent service offered by Andy Woodward of Equestrian Design and would highly recommend him to anyone who requires assistance with the planning process.

Having never embarked upon a project of this nature before, I searched the internet for a company who could assist me. I knew the type of stable design I wanted but the planning process seemed complicated and a minefield.

During my initial phone call to Andy, he was very generous with his time and general advice before I had even employed his services!

Andy is a professional with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in this field. He kept me fully informed of each stage of the planning process, was very thorough in his supporting documentation and constantly liaised with the Planning Department to ensure that my stable proposals were successfully accepted.

Andy - Many thanks again for all your assistance - couldn't have done it without you!

Mrs Frances (Lancashire)

Having never previously embarked on a planning application of this magnitude, the Trustees were well aware of the need to engage professional help. Having found the Equestrian Design website, we contacted Andy and were quickly impressed with his professionalism. Throughout the application process, Andy showed the highest level of commitment to our organisation and understanding of our needs. His close liaison with the Planning Dept and his ability to produce detailed supporting documentation ensured the best possible chance of success. We are extremely grateful to Andy for his help and would not hesitate to recommend Equestrian Design Services

Camsley Grange RDA Group, Rixton, Cheshire

I would thoroughly recommend Andy from Equestrian Designs he has been very professional and sorted our planning out without any problems.  From start to finish the whole process has been well organised, excellent communication and hassle free!

Many Thanks Andy.

Mrs Catherine Rayner

Just wanted to drop you a line with the invoice payment to just say a HUGE thank you for all you have done to finally get my planning application through.

As you know when I contacted you I had already had my planning application knocked back twice despite me using a planning consultant to get things through. This was all at a great deal of expense, stress and upset to me. I was in battle with the Environment Agency and Natural England along with the Council for over a year.. I never do anything by half!


Engaging you, however, was the best thing I could have done. It really is a case of horses for courses when getting equestrian planning and you knew exactly how to proceed to get the outcome we were looking for. You were always understanding of my needs and did everything you could to ensure the process was less stressful for me.

I can't tell you how grateful I am; I would and will highly recommend your services to anyone who needs an equestrian design consultant.

Agains many thanks,

Mrs H J Cushion

An excellent and first class service. Having never been involved in the processes associated with making a planning application before, we were looking for sound advice and guidance from a professional in the field. From the outset, Andy provided us with an excellent service, which not only included advice about planning requirements, he also gave us sound advice about stable layouts and thoughts about
the future as our equestrian needs develop. I have recommended Equestrian Design to a number of
friends and would have no hesitation in using them again if the need ever arises in the future

Mrs A. Ashton

My sister and I thought buying the land woud be the biggest hurdle but we couldn't have been more wrong! We found out very quickly we knew nothing about bulding a stable yard from nothing but thanks to Andy who put together the plans,acted as agent with the planning department, liased with the environmentalist and also recommended the company for the ground work our horses have now settled into their new home in time for the winter. They would not be there now without all Andy's knowledge and help.

Lesley Bridgwater Middleton

Would like to recommend Andy from Equestrian Design. We had moved our menage and had to apply for retrospective planning in the New Forest National Park, who are quite picky about the projects they approve. I made an application myself which was rejected so I then got in contact with Andy who took the job on with no problems. He re applied using all the proper planning talk, he was in contact with the planning authority throughout and saw the application through until it was approved. It was an excellent service and I have already recommended him to some body else who has a retrospective planning issue

S Brown Hampshire

Andy,

You will be pleased to know that John started the groundwork for the stables yesterday which when you consider we were planning for work to start mid October is actually ahead of schedule despite the best efforts of planning departments to slow things down!

I can't tell you how pleased I am that we have got to this stage on schedule. As you know we moved to a new property and needed the stables built by the winter so having the plans approved with minimal delay was imperative. your preparation of the plans were impressive, with the field layout now and what it would be like after work was completed. This meant that my neighbors could see the plans and could see the plans and give their views before being submitted. With your design statement and supporting information letter accompanying the application, meant that almost all possible questions from the planning department had already been answered in the initial application.

Despite this preparation the planning department still made mistakes potentially delaying the project significantly and I still can't believe you got them to ensure that, despite this, plans were approved ahead of schedule. I believe that I could not have made them do this on my own but as a professional in this field you had the presence and knowledge to argue the case successfully.

Mr Mark Harby

I found Andy Woodward of Equestrian Design to be an extremely helpful and knowledgeable Consultant. He gave me good advice about what would be required and a good indication about the chances of success for the application. He also gave me good advice about the best way to organise contractors, choice of supplier etc. I would recommend him very highly to anybody who requires assistance with planning applications for Equestrian needs.

Mrs Wray - Ormskirk, Lancashire

We would highly recommend Andy Woodward of Equestrian Design. He is extremely knowledgeable and helpful, and he was able to explain everything about the planning process in a clear and understandable way. He developed our original ideas and offered suggestions to improve on them. He took the worry out of everything by acting as agent on our behalf during the planning process, the whole project ran very smoothly indeed and we would certainly use him again if the need arose.

Mr & Mrs Wilson - Kendal, Cumbria.

We would have no hesitation in recommending Andy Woodward of Equestrian Design. It was obvious from the start that Andy is committed to providing an excellent service, he is very generous with both his time and his knowledge. He explained the whole planning process in a clear and concise manner, he offered sound advice and solutions to ensure that the completed project fully met our requirements. Andy managed the whole planning process on our behalf, he gave sound advice over selection of the suppliers and materials and helped to supervise the construction of part of the works as well. We are two very satisfied customers.

Mr & Mrs Houghton - Macclesfield, Cheshire.