Planning Applications
Intro Text
Making an application is, in a sense, a formality. What is important is having prepared the ground beforehand. The preparation that is actually needed, and the type of permission applied for, all turn on the circumstances of each case...
Services
- Applications for full/outline/other planning permission, including retrospective applications, and to vary/remove planning conditions
- Prior approval applications
- Providing advice on listed buildings and conservation areas including cases where a building is 'curtilage listed' or where the 'setting' may be harmed
- Scheme amendments following consent
- Applications to establish the lawfulness of development
- Advice concerning enforcement
- The assessment of any liability under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations
Details
Making an application is, in a sense, a formality. What is important is having prepared the ground beforehand. The preparation that is actually needed, and the type of permission applied for, all turn on the circumstances of each case. For more minor development, an understanding of what may otherwise be 'permitted development' can be important. A 'permitted development' may represent a fallback i.e. as a permissible alternative development that can be used in aid of the planning case. For larger schemes, an understanding of the strengths, and sometimes the weaknesses, of planning policy and guidance at local and national level, is very important.
