Planning Applications
We make planning applications straightforward by taking them off your hands.
Apply for Planning Permission
If you are looking to enlarge your property, create a new development or apply for a change of use, the chances are you will require planning permission. At LM Associates, we have the necessary experience and expertise to advise on whether or not planning permission is required and the best pathway forward in the case that it is. We look at your proposal and determine whether we think what you want to achieve is viable and likely to obtain planning consent.
Why invest in a building survey?
Building surveys can aid in either the selling or extension of a property, ensuring you have the right information about all the existing structural features, measurements and potential complications to make informed decisions on cost, planning, or construction prior to a building project. Hiring an expert to conduct a building survey will give you peace of mind when moving forward, making it an essential step in the process.
Measured building surveys will:
- Reduce errors to minimise cost and complications
- Determine the fit of a new structure to the existing dimensions of your property
- Comply with legal planning regulations
- Identify the structural integrity of your property
Planning Application Services
There are a number of steps that must be taken to complete a planning application, and LM Associates cover every single one. We undertake desktop studies to assess the planning history and context of the site and its surrounding properties to determine previously approved and rejected plans which will guide our pitch going forward.
Following this assessment, we will:
- Planning application forms and signed certificate of ownership
- Existing floor layout plans and elevations
- Proposed floor layout plans and elevations
- Site location plan
- Block plan
- Design and access statement.
What is required for a planning application?
This depends on what sort of application you are making. No matter what sort of planning permission you require LM Associates can advise and help arrange for any specialist consultants reports, but generally the minimum requirements include:
- Planning application forms and signed certificate of ownership
- Existing floor layout plans and elevations
- Proposed floor layout plans and elevations
- Site location plan
- Block plan
- Design and access statement.
