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Here at East of England Planning Consultants, we not only enjoy getting our clients planning permission, drawing plans for all your needs, writing great Design and Access Statements and working on appeals following decisions but we also are pretty geeky too!
We have been working on a website that slims down the large amount  of information that we supply and gives you access to a more streamlined overview of what we do.
So, if you have read the vast amount of information we have on this site, why not pop over and …

East of England Planning Consultants are pleased to offer planning services to most of the county of Norfolk. Whether you are looking to build a rear extension in Reepham, loft conversion in Loddon or a housing estate in Harleston, our company can deliver your planning application using our one-stop-shop services.
We are able to undertake success analysis surveys, building and site surveys, create floor plans, elevations, roof plans and site plans and write excellent Design and Access statements. With our new commitment in aiming to deliver your application to your local council within …

We understand that there can having a planning application refused is extremely disappointing. It doesn’t matter how much you’ve spent on putting together your application, when you receive the letter stating refusal of permission it leaves a sinking feeling. All may not be lost. We are East of England are ready to review the decision made by the local planning authority and will be willing to take your application through the appeal process if we feel that you have good grounds for success.
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The standard from consultants used to be ‘submit the application and let the planners condition what they want’ with regard to certain aspects of the design such as the brick and roofing tiles. This led to planning permissions being issued with a vast amount of conditions that should have been dealt with at an earlier stage and submitted with the application. The government subsequently changed the legislation which enables local planning authorities to charge for these conditions to be discharged which, if you have in some cases 10 or more …

It doesn’t matter if you are thinking of extending your home this year, next year or in ten years. Whenever you choose to apply for planning permission you are going to need to have the plans for your house drawn.
Like most home owners it is likely that you do not have the plans for your home. At East of England Planning Consultants we are offering you the chance to have the floor plan for your home drawn for your personal use. You will receive planning application standard floor plans and …

In wake of the appalling riots in some areas of the country, planning authorities are being encouraged to deal with planning permission for roller shutters, cctv and other security measures as quickly as possible. The consultation as to whether these developments should be considered as Permitted Development is due to start shortly.
East of England Planning Consultants will be able to advise our clients about potential changes to planning permission as soon as we are aware of them.
In the meantime, if you need any advice on planning matters, please, do not …

When submitting a planning application the Design and Access statement is sometimes looked upon as a basic document that simply has to state that the design is in keeping with the area and there is a good access to the site.
Although the essential elements of the Design and Access statement are in the title they are more complex than many give them credit for. By undertaking pre-application discussions with the planning officers the essential elements of the statement can be decided upon at this stage. These essential elements include the …

Well if this is you and the property you have bought is new or even built within the past 50 years before you make any changes it is prudent to check the planning permission granted upon the property and any subsequent permissions since construction. This is important in many ways, primarily to ensure that you are aware of any restrictions which have been placed on future development of your property, for example the right to extend the property or change the garage from garage to living accommodation.
The removal of these …

Here at East of England Planning Consultants we are always considering ways in which we can improve the services that we offer our clients. We always get great feedback from our clients but we believe that companies are only as good as their last success and that those who get complacent stand still.
To this end, we are asking you to help us understand the needs of our potential clients better. Below, we have listed 10 reasons that we believe people seek planning permission.

Add a new bedroom for the new arrival.
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Article Four Directions are available for the Local Planning Authority to use to remove rights which are granted by way of permitted development. An example of this is in conservation areas where the rights to change widows can be removed to preserve the character of the area. Following the changes to the Use Classes order which allows single residential dwellings to be changed to houses in multiple occupation a change to the right to compensation following the removal of this right was also made.
If you live in an area where …

There is no doubt that having plans drawn for planning permission applications to Waveney District Council is a large part of the application process. In the new age of information technology many applicants search the internet for results of ‘planning permission in Lowestoft’, ‘plans drawn for planning applications’ or ‘ architects in Lowestoft’. However, whilst plans drawing is a significant part of the application to the council, there is so much more that needs to be considered.
When selecting someone to present your application to Waveney District Council for determination it …

The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) gives the definition of development and thus gives us the perimeters with which development can be controlled. For the large part planning control will effect your life in ways that you don’t realise although will see every day. The next time that you go abroad have a look at the placement of houses, the extensions that just don’t fit and the advertising that appears at every available point seemingly without control and contrast this to English villages and metropolis. Our planning …

East of England Planning Consultants have recently been instructed to deliver planning permission for a completely new development on a plot provided by a donor property. This is usually achieved where a large garden offers the potential for a new development and subsequent sub-division.
Whilst we cannot discuss specifics of the application we can use this case to highlight the services that we are able to offer. We break down the planning services into the following:
The Pre-Application stage: At this stage we will undertake a survey and viability appraisal of your …

It has to be said that the vast majority of our clients are people looking to extend their homes to increase the amenity space that they can enjoy when at home. Of course, we have clients who are looking to develop new dwellings – usually property developers – on land that needs to be reclassified.
However, recently we secured a client looking to improve the sale value of their property by getting planning permission on a piece of land behind their house. The land will not be developed by the existing …

East of England Planning Consultants provide essential services to all clients looking to obtain planning for any development regardless of size. This article from our website focusses on the consultation stage of the planning process.
The initial stages of an application involve a lot of determined hard work on behalf of our clients. We need to investigate the planning policies that each individual planning authority applies, we liaise with planning officers, undertake several site surveys, consultant with statutory agencies and significant other activities essential to compiling your application.
Once your application leaves …

One of the biggest hurdles to starting a project is actually getting started itself! Many home owners in Norwich and the surrounding area have an idea of the type of extension they would like to make to their home but are unsure about who to speak to in order to get the project started. To someone undertaking their first project that process can be quite daunting.
East of England Planning Consultants was established to make achieving your planning as simple, pain-free and transparent as possible. We break our process down into …

East of England Planning Consultants are especially keen to work on projects in the Norwich area of Norfolk. Whilst we are also currently seeking projects further afield, we feel that we have excellent services that would benefit the residents of the Fine City in helping them to realise their planning ambitions.
To this end, we are offering East of England’s ‘one-stop-planning-shop’ services to residents in the Norwich area on a priority basis.
We offer professional planning consultants, with extensive experience of both working for Local Planning Authority and being responsible for the …

We had a bit of a think in the East of England office about the reasons behind extending a home. Usually the reason to expand is a practical one to make extra space. One scenario involved having the family round for Christmas. Its not until you have the extended family over that you realise that the living and dining rooms are not suited to dealing with larger-than-usual numbers of visitors.
Other scenarios involved the need to create an extra bathroom or bedroom to accomodate new additions to the family unit or …

When deciding on making a planning application some people may wrongly assume that they need to contact a local architect. Its unclear where this misconception arose but it is entirely possible that when people think of planning applications they may think of plans drawing and then may further believe that the architect is the first port of call.
An architect may often be skilled in his or her confort zone – technical drawing; successful planning applications require so much more than just a set of plans.
East of England Planning Consultants are …