Planning Applications
Before starting your project, we will advise you whether you need planning permission or not. If you do require planning permission, we will produce all the necessary drawings to obtain your approval.
We will then submit the application on your behalf and liaise with the local authorities directly until the application is approved.
Planning permission or planning consent is required when building a new dwelling or making extensive changes to an existing property.
Householder planning permission
Used for permission to alter or extend an individual house within the boundary of the property.
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Offers consent for a project based on a detailed designed being provided. However, your project must be shown to meet the planning conditions attached to the permission in order for approval to be valid. These must be discharged formally by letter by the local authority to start work.
GET IN TOUCHOutline planning permission
Doesn't include any specifics in the design, but offers a 'permission in principle'. Outline planning permission doesn't give you consent to begin the work, it's used more often to explore whether a build would be viable. An application for ‘reserved matters’ which may include the size of the proposed house, its appearance, position, landscaping and access will need to be submitted and approved before work can take place.
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