Pre-application advice

We attended a pre-application meeting with Croydon Council on 9 August regarding one of a number of sites we are currently working on.

It is often a good idea to meet a planning officer for an informal discussion before you submit an application.

Pre-application advice is encouraged as it can:

  • Verify the list of local requirements each planning authority can require, read more about local and national requirements
  • Reduce the likelihood of submitting invalid applications
  • Help you understand how planning policies and other requirements affect your proposals.

If you are meeting a planning officer you should be fully prepared to describe your proposals and show plans. You can:

  • Ask for an assessment of whether there seems a reasonable chance of getting permission
  • Discuss site problems such as roads, footpaths, power cables, watercourses, sewers and telephone lines
  • Ask about potential problems such as noise and traffic and whether the council might impose conditions to overcome these problems rather than refuse planning permission.

The level of preparation required depends on what you propose to do. In simple cases it should be sufficient to look at the main issues governing the grant of permission and decide which of these are relevant to your application.

Source https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200126/applications/59/how_to_apply/4

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