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and/or diversification. Any extra information you HOW MUCH DOES APPLYING FOR PLANNING This information is correct as of the date of
have which may strengthen your argument is PERMISSION COST? publication and is to be used as guidance only.
also advisable - for example if it is on the site of
This depends on many factors such as variations Swift Group do not offer legal or other
a Listed Building, then the applicant could argue
between local authorities, the size and scale of professional advice and shall not be held
that they have a greater financial burden, as they
your project and the extent to which you will require responsible for any outcome due to persons
must maintain the house and the revenue from the
advice from consultants. The online planning portal acting, or refraining from acting, as a result of
development would create funds which would help
will give you further information on this. this material.
to pay for the ongoing conservation of the listed
Individual planning circumstances differ, as
building.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO RECEIVE A do the requirements for each local authority,
DECISION? therefore it is always recommended that any
WHAT HAPPENS ONCE MY PLANNING advice you seek is from a qualified professional
Your local authority has eight weeks to make a
APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED? and relevant to your unique case.
decision from the date of registration, increasing to
A full planning application will be publicised to thirteen weeks for applications for sites over one
members of the public and consultees such as hectare. If an Environmental Impact Assessment is
affected parish councils, wildlife organisations and required then the statutory time limit for a decision
relevant agencies (for example, the Environment increases to sixteen weeks.
Agency) who are invited to comment. Planning
officers at the council will then summarise the
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW?
application along with a recommendation to
If you intend to let your S-Pod as a commercial
approve, refuse or defer a decision pending further
venture, it is likely that you will also need a site
information. Recommendations at this stage are
licence which will detail requirements such as
based on the merit of the application and whether
spacing between units, the need for a gas safety
it complies with the local development plan and
certificate (where applicable), refuse disposal, road
central government guidance. Some applications
access etc.
are then presented to local councillors who make
a final decision, which may or may not follow the
planners’ recommendations, depending on local
objections. Many uncontentious applications
are decided by planning officers who have been
approved with ‘delegated powers’.