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  • Advertisement Consent Applications are made to Local Planning Authorities for consent to display certain types of advertisements. Such advertisements include for some signs, posters, models, boards and various other forms of outdoor advertising.

  • Certificate of Lawfulness applications (for an Existing/Proposed Use or Development) are made when a party wishes a Local Planning Authority to formally confirm that either an existing or proposed use or development of either property or land is lawful.

  • Discharge, Variation, and Removal of Condition Applications are made following the granting of planning permissions. If a condition doesn’t need to be discharged, a party may wish to make an application to either vary its wording or perhaps have it removed entirely.

  • Planning Applications are made to Local Planning Authorities to develop property or land. A Full application includes for all details of a scheme, an Outline application only includes for some details and a Householder application is made to develop within the curtilage of a dwelling.

  • Listed Building Consent Applications need to be made for extensions or alterations to a building or structure that's listed - either for its historical and/or architectural significance. Such applications will sometimes need to accompany planning applications.

  • Planning Appeal Applications can be made to The Planning Inspectorate when a Local Planning Authority has either refused to grant planning permission or granted planning permission with a condition which an applicant feels is perhaps too onerous to comply with.

  • Planning Appraisals are studies which are undertaken to establish the development potential of land or property. They consider a site’s unique characteristics, identify the opportunities and constraints to development and make planning strategy recommendations.

  • Planning Enforcement Cases arise where a Local Planning Authority consider that an existing development has breached planning control. Cases are typically resolved either by making a retrospection planning application or lodging an appeal against an enforcement notice.

  • Pre-application Enquiries are made when a party wishes to ascertain the likely level of support a Local Planning Authority will offer a proposed scheme of development - in advance of making a planning application and typically highlight any potential concerns to avoid delays later on.

  • Prior Approval Applications can be made in relation to some forms of development. These types of applications avoid a proposed scheme being assessed against planning policies and can also be used to keep the cost of a development down by avoiding various financial contributions.

  • Strategic land promotions are made with the underlying aim of having parcels of both previously developed and undeveloped land allocated for future housing, commercial and other forms of development within a Local Planning Authority’s local plan.

  • Once an application for planning permission has been made, neighbouring individuals or groups have the opportunity to submit written representations (or objection letters) to a Local Planning Authority to set out how they feel a development may impact them.