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How to Stop and Influence Planning Permission is the leading work on influencing development decisions, used by individuals, campaigning groups, and parish and community councils who want a say in the planning system. To enable people with no previous knowledge of the subject to have an effective voice, the book tells you:
- How the planning system works and what factors really count.
- How you can find out about development proposals - before it's too late.
- How to write influential letters of objection that will have an impact on council decisions.
- Key factors you should cover in your objections.
- 10 tips to give your objections greater impact and 8 common mistakes to avoid.
- How to plan a campaign successfully and mobilise support.
- When and who you must lobby to make your opinion count.
- How you can have a say in the outcome of appeals.
- How to participate effectively in public inquiries.
- What you can do to stop development taking place that doesn't have planning permission.
- How to influence development decisions - long before any planning applications are made.
- What you can do about road proposals.
- What extra protection can be given to special buildings and countryside.
- When and how to get help, and where to find it.
- 100 useful names and addresses.
The planning system determines what can be built, where it is built and what it looks like. It shapes the future development of our towns, villages and communities and governs all physical change within them. People's concern and interest in this area is at an all-time high and yet there is frustration and bitterness among the public because they feel excluded from the process and unable to make their voice heard.
This book, first published in 1994, provides a vital and unusually accessible insight to the myriad complexities of the planning system. It arms the layman with all the information necessary to participate in planning decisions, the appeals process and local plans successfully. The information relates to all development, from a neighbour's extension to a nuclear power station. Each section deals with a different, key aspect of the planning process.
Illustrated with tables, charts and example plans, drawings, letters, forms and documents.
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