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What Happens Once You Receive Planning Consent?

Once planning consent is granted, several important steps are involved to ensure that the development proceeds in accordance with the approved plans and conditions.

 

These include issuing a decision notice, publishing the decision, monitoring compliance with conditions, reviewing additional submissions, conducting site inspections, enforcing conditions, advising on amendments, and handling any appeals.

 

These steps are crucial to maintaining the integrity of the planning process and ensuring that developments meet the required standards and community expectations.

  1. Issuing the Decision Notice:
    • The case officer sends you a formal decision notice. This document explains the details of the approved planning permission and any conditions attached to it. (The probability of being assigned a case officer varies dependant on your local authority) 
  2. Publishing the Decision:
    • The decision notice and approved application details are posted on the local planning authority’s website and public planning register. This keeps the process transparent and lets the public see the results.
  3. Monitoring Conditions:
    • Many planning approvals come with specific conditions that must be met before or during the development. The case officer checks that these conditions are followed.
  4. Reviewing Additional Submissions:
    • Some conditions require submitting extra details, like landscaping plans or drainage designs. The case officer reviews these submissions to ensure they meet the requirements, then approves or rejects them.
  5. Site Inspections:
    • During construction, the case officer may visit the site to check that the development follows the approved plans and conditions. These inspections help ensure everything is up to standard.
  6. Enforcing Conditions:
    • The case officer may take enforcement action if you don’t follow the conditions or deviate from the approved plans. This could involve issuing notices or taking legal steps to fix any issues.
  7. Advising on Amendments:
    • If you want to change the approved plans, the case officer will decide if the changes are minor (non-material) or if you need to submit a new planning application. They will guide you on how to proceed with these changes.
  8. Handling Appeals:
    • If you appeal against any conditions imposed, the case officer prepares the local authority’s case and defends the decision at an appeal hearing. This includes explaining the reasons for the conditions and arguing why they should stay.

These steps are crucial to keeping the planning process fair and ensuring that developments meet the required standards and community expectations.

 

Local Authorities Most Likely To Serve Enforcements

 

 

Planning Authority Total number of applications received Enforcements % Of Enforcments
Barnsley 181 11 6.08%
Basildon 179 9 5.03%
Brent 518 41 7.92%
Broxbourne 160 9 5.63%
Colchester 318 24 7.55%
Hackney 338 17 5.03%
Hartlepool 50 3 6.00%
Middlesbrough 89 5 5.62%
Newham 286 15 5.24%
Slough 163 16 9.82%

 

Local Authorities most likely not to serve enforcements

 

Planning Authority Total number of applications received Enforcements % Of Enforcments
Chesterfield 103 1 0.97%
City of London 140 0 0.00%
Darlington 126 0 0.00%
Fareham 168 0 0.00%
Gosport 51 0 0.00%
Mansfield 83 0 0.00%
Melton 91 1 1.10%
Preston 168 0 0.00%
Rushmoor 88 2 2.27%

 

Case Officers Assigned

Case officers are typically assigned early in the planning application process, not just when planning permission has been granted. However, this depends on the local authority and the size of the project you have submitted.

Local authorities that always assign a case officer

Planning Authority Percentage of decisions delegated to officers Total number of decisions granted Percentage of decisions granted
Amber Valley 100 231 91
Barking and Dagenham 100 81 62
Boston 100 66 88
Bristol, City of 100 656 80
City of London 100 120 98
Fenland 100 124 87
Kingston upon Thames 100 206 71
Leicester 100 193 81
Merton 100 256 81
Tower Hamlets 100 161 77
Woking 100 151 81

 

Local Authorities Less Likely To assign a case officer

Planning Authority Percentage of decisions delegated to officers Total number of decisions granted Percentage of decisions granted
Chesterfield 87 96 97
East Devon 76 302 86
Harlow 85 61 91
Harrow 83 223 71
Ipswich 87 105 90
Kensington and Chelsea 87 555 88
Pendle 77 92 75
Portsmouth 84 141 89
Rossendale 85 44 68
South Ribble 86 135 95
Warrington 87 220 79

MORE RESOURCES PLANNING APPLICATIONS

  1. Why they can go to a public consultation
  2. Planning Application Process
  3. Planning Agents

For more information, please contact Ed or Kelly on 01284 365345 or email ed@granitebw.co.uk / kelly@granitebw.co.uk.

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