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Planning Application Guide
Do you need Planning Permission or Building Regulations Approval?
Not all improvements to your home will require planning permission or building regulations approval. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 sets out the types of work you can undertake on your home which either do not require planning permission, referred to as Permitted Development; or only require ‘prior noti cation’ (see below).
Pre-application advice
Before embarking on your project you may wish to contact your Council’s Planning Service to nd out whether your project will require planning permission, this you can do yourself or you may wish to engage the services of an agent, such as an Architect or Building Surveyor. At this pre-application stage you should seek to establish whether there are any designations a ecting your property which could a ect whether or not planning permission is required -
these include:
• The property is subject to an Article 4 direction removing certain permitted development rights.
• The property is situated in a National Park, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or Conservation Area.
• The building is listed as being of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Seeking pre-application advice from the Council may incur a fee, charges vary for pre- application advice so it is best to check with your Local Planning Authority.
You may also be asked to provide some
details of the design, size and position of any proposal, these need not be worked up to the level required for planning applications.
We recommend you seek Pre-application advice because this can reduce the chance of submitting an invalid application. It will also help you to understand how local requirements and planning policies may a ect your proposals.
In seeking pre-application advice on your proposal you may also receive an informal opinion from the planning o cer as to whether it is in accord with the Councils planning policies which are contained in its Development Plan, this advice can cover issues such as design, materials and scale. Sometimes the planning o cer might suggest how you can change your proposals so that they are more likely to be approved.
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