Planning and Architecture

  • The benefits of pre-application discussions and processing agreements

    24th April 2025 by

    This blog highlights the benefits of collaborative pre-application discussions and processing agreements. Both can help to provide greater clarity and certainty to prospective applicants and make the planning application journey smoother, quicker and potentially cheaper.  Pre-application discussions  Pre-application discussions are discussions between a prospective applicant and the relevant planning authority prior to the submission of...

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  • Championing proportionality of planning assessments

    3rd April 2025 by

    Requiring or providing too much or too little information to accompany planning applications can add costs and delays to the determination process. That is why we convened the Proportionality of Assessment Short Life Working Group. This blog highlights key principles and best practice identified by the Group. It promotes a proportionate approach to planning applications...

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  • Investing in Planning – Next Steps

    23rd September 2024 by

    Investing in Planning – Next Steps The Investing in Planning consultation set out a range of proposals aimed at increasing the capacity of the planning system, particularly planning authorities. The consultation ran from February to May 2024 and we have published the responses and our summary of those responses. Proposals for implementation In response to...

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