Planning Applications
Planning Applications
Before undertaking a design project we would assess the history and context of the site and its surroundings. We research the local planning authority and establish what planning applications previous neighbouring properties have proposed, either accepted or refused. We also examine whether the property is under a Conservation Area, a listed building or within a floor risk zone. These factors would affect the planning applications and additional documentation is required to supplement the proposal. However, such constraints we would guide the client appropriately.
Full Planning Applications include:
- All existing drawings of the property (floor plans, elevations, sections)
- All proposed drawings (floor plans, elevations, sections, site plans)
- A detailed Design and Access Statement (if required)
- Site plan and block plan, Ordnance Survey Map
- Application forms, Notification letters, CIL Questions
Permitted Developments
Permitted Development Rights You can perform certain types of work without needing to apply for planning permission. These are called “permitted development rights”.
They derive from a general planning permission granted not by the local authority but by Parliament. Bear in mind that the permitted development rights which apply to many common projects for houses do not apply to flats, maisonettes or other buildings. Similarly, commercial properties have different permitted development rights to dwellings.
The amount of work you can do with your PD Rights varies according to several considerations such as location and how much other development has taken place on the site.
- Single storey side or rear extensions
- Loft conversions
- Front porches
- Double storey extensions
- Outbuildings
- Solar panels
- Skylights or dormer windows
- New windows or doors