5 things you need to know about planning permission

1) You can make a planning application on any piece of land in the country — you don’t have to own it.

2) Your planning decision should take no longer than eight weeks from the point of application.

4) You can withdraw an application at any time — so if you think you are going to get a refusal, you can withdraw it at any time up to the day itself, and resubmit free of charge.

3) The objections of neighbours and local people may well not have any impact on the final decision.

5)You can submit an infinite number of planning applic­ations on any one site — and choose which one to use. As long as it is current, you don’t have to use the most recent.