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Danielle is a Director and leads our Viability team as well as running a large caseload of planning projects.
Danielle joined DHA in 2014 with a BSc in Real Estate from the University of Reading, having gained relevant planning & development experience through a series of placements in both the public and private sector. She qualified as a Chartered Surveyor of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 2016 and has since focused on developing her career in planning and development.
During Danielle’s time at DHA, she has been involved on a number of developments including the construction of a performing arts centre and boarding house at an independent school, the restoration and extension of the Grade II* listed Leas Lift in Folkestone, care homes and student accommodation schemes.
Danielle also works closely with a number of housebuilders to deliver large scale residential-led developments across the South East.
Alongside planning, Danielle leads our viability team who specialise in providing advice on affordable housing and planning obligations. This includes advising clients on the viability of development schemes, preparing application stage Financial Viability Assessments at the and leading negotiations with local planning authorities on a range of residential and mixed-use schemes.

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Vacant Building Credits - What is it and how can it be used?The Vacant Building Credit (VBC) came into force through the publication of planning guidance on 28 November 2014. Since then, it is becoming more widely recognised as a useful mechanism for boosting the viability of brownfield sites. In this article, DHA's Viability Lead, Danielle Lawrence looks at what Vacant Building Credit (VBC) is and how it can be used to make substantial savings.
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