Permitted Development: General Development Order

If you do not know if your planning proposal might need planning permission and you do not want to ask your Council, or you have asked them and they want to see your plans or advise you that their permission is required and you do not accept it, we may be able to help you.

In our experience Councils are often unsure when permission is required. They will often seek either an application for permission or lawful certificate of development when you may need no permission at all. If you proceed when you do not need permission, they might threaten enforcement action when in fact they do not have the required power. This is where our expertise can save you time, money and stress.

If you wish to carry out a development and have looked at the General Development Order, you might find it difficult to follow. We can review the Order for you and advise you how you can comply with it.

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Please call us on 01634 811 118, complete our online enquiry form, or email our planning law expert Nicholas Kingsley-Smith.

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