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Listed building consent is separate from planning permission, can cover internal work, and carries more weight than most homeowners expect.

The short answer is eight weeks for a householder application in England — an extension, a loft conversion, a garage conversion. The longer answer is that the eight...

There are three separate costs in a planning application and they get muddled constantly: the council's statutory fee, the drawings, and whatever professional help you take on. They...

Often not. Loft conversions are one of the better-covered permitted development rights, and a straightforward rear dormer on a house frequently needs no application at all. The limits...

Usually not — garden rooms are treated as outbuildings, and outbuildings are one of the more generous corners of permitted development. The moment you try to live in...

Usually not, if you are converting the inside of an existing garage into a room and not changing the shape of the building. The works are internal, and...

Three years in England, five in Wales — and it is time to begin the work, not to finish it. That distinction is the whole of this article,...

Often not — and that surprises people, because a conservatory feels like a big enough change to need someone's blessing. In planning terms it is treated as an...

Short answer: no, not legally. There is nothing in the planning system that says drawings must be produced by an architect, and councils do not ask. Whether you...

Submitting a planning application can feel intimidating if you've never done it before, but the process itself is fairly linear once you know what's involved. Here's the step-by-step...

Permitted development is one of the most useful — and most misunderstood — parts of the UK planning system. Here's a plain-English rundown of what it actually allows.The...

If you have come across the term "Tier 3 Feasibility Specialist" while researching planning drawings, you might be wondering what tier system that refers to, and whether it...