Planning guides
The planning system is not complicated so much as badly explained. These are the answers we would give a neighbour who knocked on the door, no jargon, and no pretending an objection about property values will work.
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What is a planning application?
What a planning application actually is, who sees it, and what happens between submission and decision.
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How to object to a planning application
What to write, when to send it, and the mistakes that get objections discarded before an officer reads them properly.
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What counts as a valid objection
The material planning considerations an officer must take into account, and the common arguments that carry no weight at all.
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Planning permission explained
Full, outline, householder, and permitted development, what the different routes mean and which one you are looking at.
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Checking planning before you buy a house
What a standard conveyancing search will and will not tell you about what is planned around your new home.
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What happens after permission is granted
Conditions, time limits, amendments, and what to do when what gets built is not what was approved.
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