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Amendments, conditions and regularisation

Plans change after approval, and conditions need discharging before work starts. We handle the follow-up applications, and help regularise work that was built without the right approvals.

FeesFixed fee for each stageagreed in writing before work starts

Request a fee proposal How our fees work

Amendments, conditions and regularisation project, designed within the Green Code group

FreeInitial consultationA conversation about your project, and a first view of what's possible, before any fee is agreed.
FixedFee for each stageEvery stage is priced in writing before it starts. No hourly billing.
3DSee the design firstYour design is shown in 3D before it's submitted, while changes are still easy.
FreeResubmissionIf planning is refused, we revise and resubmit at no extra design fee. Conditions

What we do

Non-material amendments
Small changes to an approved scheme, such as a window position, without a new application.
Section 73 variations
Changes to the approved drawings or conditions that are more than minor.
Discharging conditions
Details the council asked for in the approval, such as materials or landscaping, submitted and approved.
Revisions and resubmissions
Changes after officer feedback, or a resubmission after a refusal.
Retrospective planning
Applications for work already built without the right permission, including enforcement cases.
Building regulations regularisation
Drawings and support for a regularisation certificate where work was done without building control approval.

Follow-up applications

What's included

Priced once we have seen the approval, the conditions or the work already built.

Review of the approval, conditions or the work on site
Revised drawings and supporting information
Application prepared, submitted and managed
Liaison with the planning officer or building control

Before you start

What we need, and what sits outside our fee

From you: the property address, a few photos, and any existing drawings, planning approvals or surveys you have. We arrange the measured survey with you.
Not in our fee: council planning and building control fees, and specialist reports a council asks for, such as a tree survey or flood risk assessment, unless your fee proposal lists them.
Your fee proposal sets out exactly what is included for your project before any work starts.

Timescales

How long it takes

We give you a timetable for our work in your fee proposal. Council and other statutory timings start once an application is validated.

Non-material amendment: Councils decide within 28 days
Section 73 variation: Target of 8 weeks after validation
Discharge of conditions: Target of 8 weeks after validation
Householder appeal: Must be lodged within 12 weeks of the refusal

Common questions

Is my change non-material or does it need a Section 73?

It depends on the scale of the change and its effect on neighbours and the street. A small change usually qualifies as non-material; anything that changes the approved drawings significantly needs a Section 73 application. We advise before applying.

When must conditions be discharged?

Some conditions must be discharged before work starts, and starting without doing so can make the permission invalid. We check the wording of each condition with you.

Can you help if work was built without approval?

Yes. We survey what was built and prepare a retrospective planning application or regularisation drawings for building control, which is often needed before a sale.

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