Planning Application
Planning Application Support
SM Planning offers a comprehensive planning application service, managing every stage of the process from start to finish. Our experienced London planning consultants provide clear, strategic advice tailored to your project, helping to identify the most effective route to securing planning permission while overseeing the preparation and submission of your application.
We deliver professionally prepared planning submissions and have a strong track record of achieving positive outcomes across all stages of the planning process and at every scale. Our expertise covers household extensions, change of use applications, commercial and residential developments, and large-scale redevelopment projects.
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Planning permission timelines vary depending on the size and complexity of the development and the level of public consultation involved. Most householder and small residential planning applications are determined within 8 weeks, while larger or major developments can take around 13 weeks or longer, subject to the Council.
At SM Planning, we maintain forward momentum during this time by promptly responding to council queries, attending site meetings and managing negotiating to help you achieve a positive outcome in the quickest time possible.
If you’ve carried out works to your property that require planning permission without approval, you can submit a retrospective planning application for the work already completed. However, this does not guarantee permission, as the council will assess the application in line with standard planning policies and procedures.
At SM Planning, we can prepare and submit a retrospective planning applications on your behalf. Where needed, we will also liaise with the local authority to help regularise unauthorised development and achieve the best possible outcome.
A householder planning application is required for proposed works that involve the improvement, extension, or alteration of a residential property.
Minor development generally includes smaller schemes below national thresholds, such as single dwellings and residential extensions.
Major development usually refers to larger proposals, including 10 or more dwellings, sites over 0.5 hectares, or non-residential development with over 1,000 square metres of floorspace or sites exceeding 1 hectare.