Drawing and Planning Release Top 5 Tips For Achieving Successful Planning Applications

Online, March 30, 2010 (Newswire.com) - From the Planning Consultants at http://www.drawingandplanning.com

Drawing and Planning have today made a bold move in planning application consultancy by releasing a set of five key tips for achieving a successful planning application, that other companies will only share after you have retained their services.

The top 5 tips are:

1: Take your time to research the UDP policy, mayor's plan, planning guidelines and planning regulations. This information will assist in projecting the feasibility of approval for your chosen scheme. All these publications are available on the planning portal or for your local council planning department.

2: Go to your local council's website and research similar developments in the vicinity of your home. This information will guide you to the type of development you could achieve. At Drawing and Planning we get many enquiries for clients who wish to achieve a development similar to their neighbour's pre 1990 development. Unfortunately or many would say fortunately the guidelines and regulations have been updated many times since 1990.

3: Speak to your neighbours to see if they would object to your proposed development. If this is the case, be prepared to compromise to achieve their support with your application. We once had a neighbour submit a 200 page report as to why she objected to the planning, as it turned out she had no argument.

4: Contact a builder to gauge a rough idea as to what your development will cost you. This is important as if you will not be able to afford the building costs you might require a smaller scheme to be prepared. Also your builder will advise you of materials they regularly use which can be added to your application.

5: Buy a measuring tape or laser tape and measure out your proposed development if this is possible. (We are not implying to get onto your roof and measure for a dormer). It would be useful to tape of the area for the proposed development so you can imagine the space you are creating. By gauging the existing and proposed m² or ft² you will be helping yourself explain to potential estate agents, builders or architects the scope of your development.