Planning

Planning

Article 4 Direction

What is an Article 4 Direction? Plain-English guide to how Article 4 Directions remove Permitted Development rights in conserva...

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Certificate of Lawfulness

What is a certificate of lawfulness? Plain-English guide to Lawful Development Certificates (LDC) - when you need one, the diff...

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Change of Use

What is a change of use? Plain-English guide to planning use classes, when a change of use requires planning permission, permit...

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Curtilage

What does curtilage mean in planning? Plain-English definition of curtilage, how it affects permitted development rights and li...

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Design and Access Statement

What is a Design and Access Statement? Plain-English guide to DAS requirements for planning applications - when one is needed, ...

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Enforcement Notice

What is a planning enforcement notice? Plain-English guide to enforcement action for unauthorised development - what an enforce...

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Full Planning Permission

What is full planning permission? Plain-English guide to full planning consent - what it covers, how it differs from outline pe...

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Green Belt

What is the Green Belt? Plain-English guide to Green Belt planning policy, what it means for building and extensions, the five ...

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Householder Application

What is a householder planning application? Plain-English guide to the householder application - when you need one, what it cov...

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Material Change of Use

What is a material change of use? Plain-English guide to when changing how a building is used requires planning permission - Us...

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Outline Planning Permission

What is outline planning permission? Plain-English guide to outline consent and reserved matters - how outline permission works...

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Permitted Development

What is permitted development? Plain-English explanation of permitted development rights in England, what you can build without...

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Planning Appeal

What is a planning appeal? Plain-English guide to appealing a planning refusal to the Planning Inspectorate - appeal types, tim...

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Planning Condition

What is a planning condition? Plain-English guide to conditions attached to planning permissions - pre-commencement conditions,...

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Planning Permission

What is planning permission? Plain-English guide to householder planning permission in the UK, when you need it, how to apply, ...

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Pre-Application Advice

What is pre-application advice? Plain-English guide to pre-app consultations with the local planning authority - what you find ...

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Prior Approval

What is prior approval in planning? Plain-English explanation of prior approval for larger home extensions, when it is needed, ...

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Section 106

What is a Section 106 agreement? Plain-English guide to S106 planning obligations, what they cover, how they differ from CIL, a...

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TPO (Tree Preservation Order)

What is a Tree Preservation Order (TPO)? Plain-English explanation of TPOs, what you can and cannot do to a protected tree, how...

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