Planning applications & objections

To apply for planning permission for development you need to submit a planning application to your local planning authority

On receipt of a planning application, the local planning authority will check the application to determine whether it’s complete and accompanied by all the necessary information, and therefore a valid application

Once validated, the local planning authority then begins a process to determine the application and does this by reference to any relevant planning policies in its own local development plan, but also any national planning policy (currently contained in the National Planning Policy Framework)

There is also a requirement for the local planning authority to consult and seek comments from various parties during this process before it makes its decision and issues a notice granting or refusing planning permission. During this consultation process the local planning authority may also receive objections to the application

​Our experience and why use our firm?

Our specialist planning lawyers can advise you on any aspect of the planning application process. We work closely with planning consultants and architects on planning applications and can advise on any issues which arise procedurally or otherwise

We can also prepare an objection to a planning application should you wish to object to a proposed development which can be submitted on your behalf to the local planning authority

Our lawyers are Legal Associate Members of the Royal Town Planning Institute and our Managing Director, Chad Sutton, sits on the Law Society’s Planning and Environmental Law Committee