CHANGING AN EXISTING PLANNING CONSENT
Planning consultant Julia Riddleshares how to make alterations to planning permission that has been granted, both before you start works and mid-build
When Eilir Sheryn and Frederieke van Ellen received planning approval they weren’t quite ready to start their self build project. Two and a half years passed before they were set to begin, and in the interim years they made a U-turn on their choice of external materials. They contacted their local authority to make a minor amendment to the agreed planning consent, which let them create the look they wanted
JAMES FRENCH
There are many situations where you might need to seek changes to an existing planning permission. You may have seen a plot for sale that already benefits from planning consent, but not for exactly the home you are looking to build. Perhaps you got planning permission for plans that you now need to tweak. You might even be mid-construction and have changed your mind about an aspect of the design or need to make alterations for practical reasons.
The need to make changes to planning permission is not uncommon, but the challenge is knowing how to progress in the most time and cost-efficient way. There are also factors to consider in terms of: