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The legal consent that lets development go ahead — what it is, why it exists, and the routes to a lawful yes.

The first question every project raises, and the one with the most expensive wrong answers.

A rulebook you already hold, read in plain English — what it lets you build without an application.

Planning's side door — a right already granted by legislation, paired with a short council checklist.

Two entirely separate systems, run by different teams, checking completely different things.

Floor plans, elevations, sections and scales — the drawing set a planning application needs.

Most home projects do not need one — but some applications cannot proceed without it.

From red line plans to validation and decision day — preparing an application that gets taken seriously.

Eight weeks is the official answer. The real one is longer — this guide gives you both clocks.

The council fee is the smallest line on the budget. Here's the fee, and the real bill.