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You apply to your council for planning permission.
Planning
applications are decided in line with the development plan unless there are very
good reasons not to do so.
Points that will be looked at include the following:
- number
- size
- layout
- siting
- external appearance of buildings
- proposed
means of access
- landscaping
- impact on the neighbourhood
- availability of
infrastructure, such as roads and water supply
- and proposed use of the development.
It is not necessary to make the application yourself. If you wish, you can appoint
an agent (for instance, an architect, a solicitor, or a builder) to make it for
you. Anyone can make an application, irrespective of who owns the land or buildings
concerned. However, if you are not the owner, or if you have only part-ownership,
you have to inform the owner or those who share ownership, including any leaseholder
whose lease still has seven or more years to run, and any agricultural tenant. |
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