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SERVICE OVERVIEW

WHAT WE OFFER?

WHY IT IS NECESSARY TO CONSULT?

WHY CHOOSE US

• Financial Responsibility to Our Clients
• Superior Quality and Craftsmanship
• Quality and Value to the Projects We Deliver
• Highest Standards in Cost Control
• On Time and on Budget
• Real Focus on Customer Satisfaction

POPULAR QUESTIONS

• WHEN DO I NEED TO APPLY FOR PLANNING PERMISSION?

  There are certain instances when you are likely to need planning permission. These are if you would like to:

  • Build something new
  • Make a major change to your building or property, such as building an extension
  • If you would like to change the use of your building
    To find out more information about whether your project is likely to require planning permission you can contact your local planning authority

• HOW DO I APPLY FOR PLANNING PERMISSION?

  You can apply for planning permission online through the planning portal. At www.planningportal.co.uk
  Be warned, if you undertake your project without applying for planning permission, you could be served an enforceable notice and ordered to undo all of the changes that you have made.  We recommend that you always check before you undertake any work.

• ARE THERE CASES WHEN PLANNING PERMISSION IS NOT NEEDED?

  Some building projects do not need planning permission. This is known as ‘permitted development rights’.  You can find information and guidance about permitted development rights on the gov.uk website.

  Building projects that normally have permitted development rights include:

  • Loft conversions, so long as there is no physical change to the front of the property
  • Industrial premises and warehouses
  • Some outdoor signs and advertisements
  • Demolition projects – however, you must get approval from your local planning authority beforehand

  There are other projects that might not need planning permission – for example, projects that will have no impact on your neighbours or the environment. Again, you can check with your local planning authority and on the gov.uk website

  If your building project benefits the local community, and the community supports it, you may not have to go through the normal planning permission process.

  Neighbourhood planning and Community Right to Build allows permission to be granted by your community under certain circumstances

• WHAT HAPPENS ONCE I’VE SUBMITTED MY APPLICATION?

  Your local planning authority (LPA) will decide whether to grant planning permission for your project based on its development plan. It will not take into consideration whether local people want it.

  To decide whether a planning application fits with its development plan, your local planning authority will look at:

  • Number, size, layout, siting and external appearance of buildings
  • Infrastructure available, such as roads and water supply
  • Any landscaping needs
  • What you want to use the development for
  • How your development would affect the surrounding area – for example, if it would create lots more traffic

• HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET PLANNING APPROVED?

  In most cases, planning applications are decided within 8 weeks. In England, for larger and more complex applications, the time limit is 13 weeks. If the decision takes longer, you have the right to appeal.

• WHAT HAPPENS IF MY APPLICATION IS REJECTED?

  • If your application is refused, we recommend that you first try to come to an agreement with the local planning authority (LPA) by adjusting your plans.
  • If you cannot reach an agreement, you can appeal.
  • Appeals can take several months to be decided.

• WHAT CAN I APPEAL AGAINST?

  You can appeal against a decision if the local planning authority

  • Refuses your application
  • Grants permission but with conditions that you don’t agree with
  • Refuses to change or remove a condition of planning permission that has been granted with conditions
  • Refuses to approve something reserved under an ‘outline permission’
  • Refuses to approve something that you were told to build by your Local planning authorityas part of a previous planning permission
  • Does not make a decision within the application deadline and does not get your written consent to change the deadline
  • If you are served with an enforcement noticebecause the local planning authority thinks you have broken planning permission and you do not agree