Planning Application Support
Application preparation, drawing coordination, supporting documentation, submission readiness, and local authority process guidance for property planning applications.
Planning Application Preparation Support
Planning application support helps prepare the information and documentation needed to submit a planning application to the local planning authority. The scope of support is confirmed individually for each enquiry, based on the project type, property context, and what documentation and drawings are already in place.
Planning application support helps prepare information and documentation for consideration, but local authority validation, timescales, objections, revisions, requests for information, and decisions cannot be guaranteed.
Application Forms
Completion of planning application forms, ownership certificates, and accompanying declarations as required by the local planning authority.
Supporting Documentation
Preparation of supporting notes, planning statements, and design rationale documents shaped to the proposal and local authority requirements.
Drawing Coordination
Coordination of planning drawings including location plans, site plans, floor plans, and elevations, working with architectural drawings where available.
Location & Site Plans
Preparation or coordination of OS-based location plans and site plans showing the application site boundary and relevant context.
Submission Readiness Review
Reviewing the application package against local authority validation requirements before submission to reduce the risk of invalid submission.
Local Authority Process
Setting out the typical local planning authority process, including validation, consultation, officer assessment, and decision timescales.
Application Types We Support
- Full planning application (householder)
- Full planning application (other development)
- Outline planning application
- Prior approval application
- Lawful development certificate (proposed)
- Lawful development certificate (existing)
- Change of use application
- Listed building consent (coordination)
- Advertisement consent (where applicable)
- Pre-application enquiry submission
The Application Process
Review proposal and confirm scope
Understand the project, site, and what documentation is needed.
Prepare or coordinate drawings
Location plans, site plans, floor plans, elevations, and any required surveys.
Prepare supporting documents
Forms, ownership certificates, supporting notes, design rationale.
Review submission readiness
Check against local authority validation requirements before submitting.
Submit and monitor
Support the submission process and monitor progress where agreed within scope.
Planning Transparency & Important Notes
Planning Outcomes Cannot Be Guaranteed
Planning outcomes, local authority decisions, timescales, objections, permitted development status, appeal outcomes, and approvals cannot be guaranteed. Each local planning authority has independent discretion in determining applications in accordance with planning policy, material considerations, and the specifics of each proposal.
Recommendations Depend on Property Context
Planning consultancy recommendations depend on property details, site context, planning history, constraints, local authority requirements, supporting documents, third-party input, and agreed advisory scope. Scope and recommendations are confirmed individually before work begins.
Specialist Advice
Legal, surveying, structural engineering, building control, party wall, ecology, heritage, highways, drainage, fire safety, and specialist planning advice should be obtained from appropriate qualified specialists where required. Contour Planning Consultants Ltd does not provide these specialist advisory services.
Client Responsibilities
Client responsibility includes providing accurate property information, drawings, title details, planning history, access, permissions, constraints, neighbour information, and relevant documentation. Recommendations depend on the accuracy and completeness of information provided.
Third-Party Input & Local Authority Requirements
Many planning applications and permitted development assessments require input from third parties including statutory consultees, specialist report authors, highway engineers, drainage engineers, heritage consultants, ecologists, and other specialists. Local authority requirements vary and may change. Third-party reports, surveys, and specialist input may add cost and time to the project.
Prepare Your Planning Application
Tell us about your property, proposal, and where you are in the planning process. We will review your enquiry and confirm the scope of application preparation support needed.
Recommendations depend on property details, site context, planning history, constraints, and agreed advisory scope.