Planning Guides
Everything a homeowner or neighbour needs to understand UK planning — written in plain English, kept up to date.
Understanding Planning Permission
A complete plain-English guide to UK planning permission — when you need it, the types of application, how long it takes, and what happens if you build without it.
Read guide →How to Object to a Planning Application
A step-by-step guide to submitting a valid objection to a planning application — what counts, how to write a strong comment, and what happens next.
Read guide →Permitted Development Rights Explained
What you can build without a full planning application — the permitted development limits for extensions, outbuildings and lofts, and when those rights are removed.
Read guide →What Is a Planning Application?
What a planning application actually contains, how to read one on the public register, and how to make sense of the reference numbers, statuses and decision notices.
Read guide →Planning Conditions & Appeals
What planning conditions are, how they are discharged, and how the appeals process works when an application is refused.
Read guide →Planning Checks When Buying a Home
The planning checks every buyer should make before purchase — past applications, enforcement, conditions, and what nearby proposals could mean for your new home.
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