Product Description

This highly practical guide takes the reader step–by–step through the various procedures for obtaining planning permission, including the statutory forms that need to be served at various stages of an application. The Third Edition has been substantially revised to take into account the new acts, circulars and statutory instruments issued since the last edition was written (1980)––in particular, the Planning and Compensation Act 1991, the General Development Procedures Order 1995 and the General Permitted Development Order 1995.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1292177 in Books
• Published on: 1998-03-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
From Reviews of the Second Edition

"an invaluable reference that will save time, money and wasted effort … I particularly liked the draft forms which are used throughout." – Nigel Moore, Building

"The entire publication is delightfully put together and constitutes a very useful addition to the bookshelf of anyone who needs an immediate guide to what needs to be done for various different types of planning application." – Property Law Bulletin

From the Back Cover
Determining whether planning permission is needed, deciding on the type of applications, and then actually making the application can be highly complicated and fraught with difficulties. Considerable sums of money can be at stake if the applicant gets it wrong.

This highly practical guide takes the reader step–by–step through the various procedures for obtaining planning permission.

The Third Edition has been substantially revised to take account of the new acts, statutory instruments and circulars published since the last edition in 1990, in particular the:

• Planning and Compensation Act 1991


• General Development Procedures Order 1995


• General Permitted Development Order 1995

It also includes the statutory forms which have to be served at various stages of an application, and features a number of other useful model forms.

This book provides a truly effective working tool for anyone dealing with development, be they architects, planners, surveyors, lawyers, estate agents, developers or builders. It is an essential reference book for students of planning surveying and architecture, and will also be of interest to local planning authorities.

About the Author
Henry Brown RIBA, MRTPI, DipArch, Cert AA (UD) is a Consultant Architect Planner.

Adrian Salt DipArch, DipTP, FRSA, FRTPI, principal author, was an Associate Director of RMJM and now acts as Consultant to RMJM.

RMJM is a multi–skilled consultancy including planners, architects, engineers and landscape architects. They deal with a wide range of planning design and development issues. Since its foundation in 1956 as Robert Matthew, Johnson–Marshall and Partners, the firm has developed steadily to become one of the UK’s leading consultancies.