Getting planning permission to extend your property to your dream home can be frustrating, considering all the procedures you need to go through to obtain a permit. Planning regulations are complicated and, if not carefully understood, can land you in a pitfall. The fact is you need planning permission if you need to make major […]

If you want to carry out development, you need planning permission. The department responsible for the approval of development is your Local Planning Authority (LPA). However, to get permission, you need to send an application to your LPA. Interestingly, not all developments require planning permission. Let’s find out Planning Permission Process here. Developments that do

The planning process is a long and complicated one,  which may not always produce the desired results. If that happens and your application is refused then the best thing to do is to understand why it happed, in this post we look at understanding the process and steps needed to deal with a refused planning

Each and every client is different, this is no different to designers and Architectural practices. Not all designers or Architects will suit every client for various reasons, such as budget, scope of works whether it too big or too small, size of practice v’s scope of works, some designers do not have the capabilities or

On 6th August 2020, two significant consultation documents were released. The ‘Planning for the future’ and ‘Changes to the current planning system’ White Papers outline wholesale reforms to the planning system in England. There have already been several waves of changes to rules on change of use and permitted development rights (PDRs) during the Covid-19

Making changes to a property can be a lot of works. Before starting any development works in your property, it is important to know if the development needs planning permission. The long process of applying for planning permission can be intimidating. I will explain the things that you should know about planning permission before you