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Should I employ a Chartered Planning Consultant or an Architect to get Planning Permission?
Securing planning permission is an increasingly complex and daunting process - especially when it involves navigating ever-changing local policies, planning law and design expectations.
One of the most common questions we are asked at Salmon Planning is:
“Should I employ a planning consultant or an architect to get planning permission?”

Nigel Salmon
3 days ago3 min read
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Edge of village Greenfield site Planning Appeal win
Planning appeal win for development on an edge of village greenfield site in East Somerset

Dan Foster - Chartered Town Planner
Apr 172 min read
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Planning permission with onerous planning conditions?
Salmon Planning wins appeal in Somerset challenging a raft of unjustified conditions and for Council to pay the clients' costs.

Dan Foster - Chartered Town Planner
Apr 12 min read
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Four Planning Appeal Wins in 2025 and it's only mid-February!
Don't be despondent if your planning application is refused. We are already celebrating four Planning Appeal wins so far in 2025!

Dan Foster - Chartered Town Planner
Feb 123 min read
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What is a Lawful Development Certificate?
A Lawful Development Certificate is a legal document confirming that a proposed or existing development is lawful in planning terms.

Nigel Salmon
Feb 62 min read
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Planning Application Fees to increase dramatically from 1 April 2025
Planning Application Fees are set to rise dramatically from 1st April 2025 - some by as much as 105%.

Dan Foster - Chartered Town Planner
Jan 243 min read
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Pre-application advice or not?
The government has long promoted the role of pre-application advice. But is it worth it? We discuss.

Dean Titchener
Jan 152 min read
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Long-awaited National Planning Policy Framework changes announced with targets for housebuilding raised dramatically
Mandatory house building targets are the headline announcement in the long-awaited revised National Planning Policy Framework.

Dean Titchener
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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Labour ditches ‘ban’ on onshore wind and King's Speech reaction
Barely a week in office, and the Labour government has issued a raft of new policy announcements.

Dean Titchener
Jul 19, 20242 min read
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