The problem with planning
Planning can feel like a lottery. The rules are long, every council has its own local plan and validation list, and a refusal costs months. Many applications fail not because the idea was bad but because the drawings, the supporting documents or the case for the proposal weren't good enough.
How we help
You get a planner and a designer working on the same application:
- The right application. We work out exactly what permission you need, or whether you need permission at all.
- Drawings that do the job. Existing and proposed plans, elevations and site plans, drawn from an accurate measured survey and presented in 3D and colour.
- A strong planning case. Planning statements, design and access statements and heritage statements that set out why the proposal complies with policy.
- No surprises at validation. We check every application against the council's local validation list before it goes in.
- One point of contact. We act as your agent, so the planning officer deals with us, not you.
Typical timescales
Once an application is validated, councils aim to decide most householder and minor applications within eight weeks and major applications within thirteen weeks. We'll give you a realistic timetable for your project at the first visit.
Our planning applications services
Who'll handle your project: Benjamin Plunkett, our Managing Director and Planning & Heritage Consultant, is your point of contact from the first site visit to the decision. Charlie Plunkett MCIAT produces the drawings.
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