Terms & Conditions

LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE APPLICATION

Our Fee

At R L Planning, we charge a flat fee of £450 for a Lawful Development Certificate (LDC) Application. For clarification, our price includes the purchase of the Ordnance Survey .dwg file (for the Block and Site Layout Plans etc) and no expenses are added. We can do everything online so there is no need to carry out a site visit.

The work includes the preparation of a comprehensive set of plans and documents, as well as the submission and monitoring of the Application (responding to Case Officer questions if necessary).

Any additional work requested by the Council (eg extra or revised plans) - for which agreement is always sought first - is charged at our hourly rate.

The Application Fee

The Application Submission fee is charged separately and needs to be paid directly by yourselves upon receipt of a 'payment request email' sent via the Planning Portal. Currently, the total for a LDC Application is £216 (a detached structure for an existing house or flat, works not commenced) - this comprises the Local Planning Authority’s fee plus the Planning Portal's admin charge.  A different fee will apply to other types of schemes.

Your input

You must provide all requested information to ensure our work can progress in a timely manner. This includes clear and up-to-date photographs of your entire plot. If missing, incomplete or incorrect information results in extra work we reserve the right to charge an additional fee (based on our hourly rate).

We shall be entitled to rely upon and act on all information provided by you, and your representatives where applicable, without independent verification. Where necessary, we reserve the right to make reasonable assumptions for the purposes of progressing our service. We accept no liability for any consequences arising from inaccuracies, omissions, or from assumptions reasonably made on that basis.  

The need for Planning Permission

If, at any point of our research, we find that Planning Permission would be required then we will stop work and contact you. We will agree the best way forward and a quote will be sent for your consideration (taking into account the initial payment). 

The Decision

Please note that whilst all advice is given in good faith, there is no guarantee that a Lawful Development Certificate will be issued by the Local Planning Authority.