Do I need planning permission?
Whether you need to apply for planning permission will depend on the scale and location of the proposed works or development, and the planning policies related to the application site. The Planning Portal provides extensive general advice on the need for planning permission. Some particularly useful advice pages include:
The government department with responsibility for planning, the Department for Communities and Local Government, provides a series of guides to planning permission that give general advice, including:
alongside more specialist advice.
Lambeth Planning can provide site-specific guidance: formally, through our pre-application advice service; or informally through our Town Planning Advice Centre, either by telephone or in person.