Have an idea but not sure if it is feasible or covered by permitted development? Ask us at Get Approval to assess your plans.
We can assess the feasibility before you get into any time-consuming and costly architectural designs or planning applications. We will ensure we understand what you want to achieve and advise how to meet your expectations whilst conforming to local and national planning policies.
Excellent design is key to the success of any planning application. It is important to consider the internal aspects of a design and how it impacts on the external appearance and wider street scene.
At Get Approval, we pride ourselves in producing internal layouts that work for the end user but also consider the impact on the external elevations. We work to meet or exceed minimum space standards set out in local and national planning policies. We think carefully about the placement of doors and windows and we recommend materials that compliment the design to promote an application worthy of approval.
If you need our design advice or would like us to produce a set of drawings for you, please contact us today.
Planning applications and appeals can be difficult to navigate without professional support. At Get Approval, we offer an end-to-end residential planning application or appeal service for new builds, conversions and extensions.
Applications
For planning applications, we can help with designs, CAD plans and elevations, statements and online submissions to the appropriate authorities. We tailor our advice and designs based on local and national planning policies to ensure there is a good chance of success. We also liaise with planning officers and case officers and ensure you are kept informed of progress each step of the way.
Appeals
In the unfortunate event that you have had a previous application refused, we can study the proposals and recommend any amendments to make the proposal more acceptable. We can also advise you if you have good grounds of appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. We can manage any resubmissions or appeals for you including submitting the required information and supporting documentation such as complex statements of appeal.
Applications
Commercial planning applications and appeals can be difficult to navigate without professional support. At Get Approval, we offer an end-to-end commercial planning application or appeal service. These service include (but are not limited to) changes of use, new builds, conversions and extensions.
For planning applications, we can help with conceptual designs, CAD plans and elevations, statements and online submissions to the appropriate authorities. We tailor our advice and designs based on local and national planning policies to ensure there is a good chance of success. We also liaise with planning officers and case officers and ensure you are kept informed of progress each step of the way.
Appeals
In the unfortunate event that you have had a previous application refused, we can study the proposals and recommend any amendments to make the proposal more acceptable. We can also advise you if you have good grounds of appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. We can manage any resubmissions or appeals for you including submitting the required information and supporting documentation such as complex statements of appeal.
Get Approval can support you and provide the necessary skills to bring everything together for a planning application or appeal submission. For example, if you have the designs in hand but need professional support to pull all of the supporting documentation together, look no further.
We can tailor our services to meet your needs. We will be happy to assist you even if you need minimal support. Contact us today if you have any problems that are holding you back from progressing with your proposals. We will be happy to be of service.
Get Approval have extensive experience with change of use applications, whether they be from one commercial use class to another or a switch from commercial to residential.
As the world around us changes, the built environment needs to adapt with it and many buildings have to be adapted to avoid becoming redundant or obsolete. Those adaptations can be the way the building is physically arranged, used or both.
We recommend speaking to us at an early stage to ascertain the viability of your proposals against local and national planning policies. From there, we will be able to guide, support or manage the entire process for you.
Whether you're planning a new build, conversion or an extension, Get Approval's design and architectural services will help you achieve the desired layouts whilst or enhancing the street scene or landscape around the site.
We design layouts to meet or exceed minimum space standards but also ensure the internal design works aesthetically on external elevations. We assess each project individually to ensure the materials proposed in our designs are appropriate for the project and are most likely to be approved by the local authority.
Great design is at the heart of everything we do so contact us today to share your vision and we will help turn it into a reality.
Listed buildings or buildings within conservation areas are subject to greater restrictions and regulations. At Get Approval, we speak to conservation officers, monitor local and national planning policies and adapt proposals to suit. We are able to quickly identify restrictions that affect the feasibility of developing buildings that have conservation restrictions. This enables us to advise clients accordingly and come up with proposals that are sensitive to existing buildings and the surrounding environment.
Our proprietor, David, has a masters degree in Building Rehabilitation and a passion for historic buildings. He is therefore qualified to help you navigate the planning system to get conservation area or listed building consent. Contact David at Get Approval for conservation advice.
The vast majority of successful planning applications are granted with conditions. In some instances, you may wish to appeal conditions that have been unreasonably attached by your local authority and in other instances you may need to discharge a condition once it has been satisfied.
At Get Approval, we are able to give you advice or manage the application or appeals process on your behalf. What may be complex and confusing for some is day-to-day business for us. Therefore, please contact us if you need support with planning conditions related to any permissions you have been granted.
Some development in England is allowed under permitted development rules and do not require formal planning approval. If you have undertaken a small development or changed the use of your building but are uncertain if it is lawful or not, feel free to contact us for an opinion.
Some clients need a lawful development certificate (LDC) where they are selling a property but have no proof a previous development or change of use has been undertaken lawfully. We can help you apply for an LDC by submitting an application with all supporting evidence on your behalf. Once granted, an LDC will give you and any interested parties peace of mind.
Contact Get Approval today if you have any such planning concerns.