We provide "Pre-application Advice" (also known as a "Preliminary Enquiry") where we will provide you with site specific advice.

With early feedback we can help you improve the quality of your planning application and increase the likelihood of your application receiving approval.

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What type do you need?

Minor/ minor application

This is an application for residential advice for:

• A development relating to small-scale building projects such as:
  • Householder 
  • Change of use 
  • 1 – 9 dwellings
  • Listed building alterations/extensions
  • Other 

One of the most common is "Householder". For example this covers: 

• House extensions
• Garage conversions
• Garden outbuildings
• Erection of walls and fences to domestic properties

Pre application is also available for commercial/industrial advice for: 

• Certain changes of use between some business types
• A development less than 1,000m² floor space
• A site less than 1 hectare on an outline application
• Advertisements

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Major / major application

This is residential advice for:

• A development of 10 or more units, or
• A site of 0.5 ha or more on an outline application

It is also commercial/industrial advice for:

• A development of 1,000m² floor space or more, or
• A site of 1 hectare or more on an outline application

Larger and quite complex planning applications would be handled through a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA). What's this?

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What supporting documents do you need?

Depending on the type of application you intend to submit, there may be additional documents that are required.

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Fee

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You may also be liable to planning obligations such as Section 106 agreements. What's this?

Apply

Apply for pre-application advice