How To Ensure You Get Planning Permission

How can I ensure I get planning permission?

There's no guarantees that a property will get planning permission. There's a few things that you can do beforehand. One is to check with the planning office to see if any permissions have been refused in the past. Now, if it has been refused in the past it will actually list the reasons why it has been refused, and that in itself might put you off actually buying the property. The other thing you can do is contact the council to find out what they require to get the plans through. They might be able to give you a little bit of help and advice before you actually put the plans in, and you can modify your ideas to meet the requirements of actually getting those permissions through.