Established in 2012 and headed by Leslie Short BA MRTPI MRICS with over 45 years experience in all aspects of planning and property. Based just to the north west of Ipswich, it is a wholly independent practice of Chartered Town Planners and Chartered Surveyors.

Principal Leslie Short is recognised as one of the leading independent planning consultants in East Anglia supported by a network of architects, landscape architects and other technical professionals. Artisan provides a high quality professional service advising clients on all aspects of planning affecting their land and property. Artisan sees planning in particular as but one step along the way in achieving a development which is viable and deliverable whilst meeting, if not exceeding, sustainability requirements.

We offer a wide range of planning and surveying services to the public and private sector and to both companies and private individuals.

Based just to the north west of Ipswich, we are a wholly independent practice of Chartered Town Planners and Chartered Surveyors.

The practice works in a variety of residential, commercial and environmental development situations and for both private and public clients. Urban regeneration projects are a particular strength but we deal with everything from individual residential plots to 100+ dwelling schemes, from single commercial buildings to new multi use business parks, from single listed buildings to multi mixed use regeneration of heritage assets.