How to Get Planning Permission

Every year, thousands of homeowners apply for planning permission and come away battered and bruised. As a council case officer, Martin Gaine was part of the problem, continuously rejecting applications from poorly prepared applicants. Seeing that they were getting a raw deal, he founded Just Planning, a consultancy dedicated to helping homeowners to beat the planners. 

How to Get Planning Permission is a lively and accessible guide for homeowners.  It is Ffull of practical detail and real-life case studies,. Its 6-step programme explains how to: 

      choose the right designer

      exploit Permitted Development rights (where permission is not required at all)

      understand how planning decisions are really made

      apply tactically and effectively

      deal with a refusal

      avoid the agony of enforcement.

MartinIt explains how to decide, in the first instanceplace, what kinds of extensions you really need (size isn't everything) and how to get the best professional advice. 

He It describes the main permitted development rights pulls back the curtain on the planning decision making process - how to understand, apply and overcome planning policies, how different types of extensions are assessed in practice, how to manage neighbour objections and how to build rapport with your case officer.

It explains why Aa refusal of planning permission is not the end of the road - this book shows that it can be a constructive part of the planning journey and some permissions will only ever be secured at appeal.

Martin Gaine decided thousands of planning applications in various councils before founding Just Planning, the only consultancy in England focused on digging homeowners out of planning holes.