What is Planning Permission?
Planning Permission is an area of Government legislation to protect our architecture and environmental surroundings from over or inappropriate development. It is controlled by local authorities who grant and refuse Planning Applications or issue Enforcement Notices to ensure unlawful developments are returned back to an appropriate form. Planning Permission requires that building work commences within […]
How Much Do Planning Drawings Cost?
The cost of planning drawings can vary significantly. According to architectureforlondon.com April 2018, an architect would typically charge about 3.5% of the overall build costs to produce planning drawings, so for an £80,000 extension you would be paying an architect about £2800 – My Planning Drawings charges a fraction of that. My Planning Drawings can save […]
How Long Does a Planning Application Take?
The Local Authority will review a Planning Application to ensure that it is complete and the documents are to the required specification. This has to be done within 2 weeks and is called ‘validation’. Amongst the most common reasons for applications being returned ‘un-validated’ are incorrect Planning Application Plans, Planning Permission drawings not being to […]
What if My Application is Refused?
3 out of every 4 Planning Applications are granted in England but if you are in the 1 in 4 whose application is rejected you will want to know your options: Contact us if you’d like to discuss a planning appeal.
Do I Need Planning Permission?
If you are thinking about converting your loft or garage to create more living space at home, or adding an extension to your house, you may not need planning permission. A piece of planning law called ‘Permitted Development Rights’ entitles property owners to alter their buildings without applying for planning permission. This is a big […]
Quick Guide to Permitted Development
The UK Government is trying to make it easier for homeowners in England to add living space to their houses and ease housing shortage pressure, by adding more entitlements to Permitted Development Rights (a type of planning application that doesn’t come with the burden of applying for full planning permission). These entitlements allows homeowners to […]
Adding an Extension as Permitted Development
Permitted development extensions do not require planning permission from the local authority as they utilise Permitted Development Legislation which grants building owners some specific entitlements to develop their buildings. Permitted Development Rights are applicable to both single-storey and double-storey extensions, however they have to meet certain conditions depending on the building type (e.g. detached, semi-detached, […]