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Retrieve and establish the application
ApplicationWe obtain the published planning documents and confirm the current application, site and proposal before the review begins.
How your review is prepared
A thorough review of the application, evidence and planning issues.
Provide the Local Planning Authority and application reference. We retrieve the published application documents, examine what is being proposed, review the relevant evidence and planning policy, and prepare a clear written assessment.
The service
We do the document work so you don’t have to.
Planning applications often span multiple drawings, statements and technical reports. We bring that material together, establish what is being proposed and identify the planning matters that may be relevant to the decision.
✓You do not need to decide which planning documents are important before ordering.
✓The review is based on the submitted evidence, not on manufacturing reasons to object.
✓Where genuine planning concerns are supported, a structured representation is included.
✓Completed reviews are typically delivered by email within 24 hours.
The review process
What we actually do with the application.
The review follows the application from basic case identification through document analysis, planning issue assessment and final reporting.
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Review the submitted evidence
EvidencePlans, forms, statements and technical reports are reviewed together so the application is assessed as a whole rather than from a single document.
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Identify the planning issues that matter
PlanningWe examine the matters actually raised by the application — such as design, neighbour amenity, highways, drainage, ecology, landscape or heritage where relevant.
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Consider relevant planning policy
Policy-awareRelevant current planning policy is considered where it helps assess an issue raised by the application and its supporting evidence.
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Prepare your review
ReportThe findings are turned into a structured PDF explaining what matters, any evidence gaps or concerns, and the practical next steps. Where the evidence supports a response, a structured representation is included.
Areas considered
The review follows the evidence, not a generic checklist.
Different applications raise different issues. These are examples of the planning topics considered where the submitted material makes them relevant.
Proposal & site context
Design & character
Neighbour amenity
Access, highways & parking
Flooding & drainage
Ecology & biodiversity
Trees & landscape
Heritage & other constraints
Not every review will contain every topic. The purpose is to concentrate on the matters supported by the application documents rather than pad the report with irrelevant sections.
Review controls
Designed to reduce the common mistakes in document-heavy planning reviews.
The correct application is established
Historic references or background material are not allowed to replace the current application details.
Documents are considered in context
A drawing, applicant statement, technical report and council document are not automatically treated as equivalent evidence.
Conflicting evidence is highlighted
Where documents disagree, appear incomplete or rely on assumptions, the review can flag that rather than silently choosing one version.
Concerns are not manufactured
A representation is included only where the evidence supports relevant planning concerns.
What you receive
A usable review, not a dump of extracted information.
The final output is intended to help you understand the application and decide what to do next.
Your Planning Application Review
A structured PDF setting out the proposal, the relevant evidence and the planning matters that may affect the decision.
- Executive summary
- Proposal and site overview
- Issue-by-issue assessment
- Environmental and technical matters where relevant
- Policy-aware assessment where applicable
- Evidence gaps and points requiring attention
- Decision outlook, risk summary and next steps
Structured representation where supported
If the reviewed evidence supports legitimate planning concerns, a separate representation is prepared for potential submission to the council.
- Focused on material planning considerations
- Grounded in the reviewed application material
- Written in a clear resident-facing format
- No invented or exaggerated objection grounds
- Suitable for you to review before submission
Independent information, not professional representation.
Planning Application Review is independent and is not affiliated with the Local Planning Authority or the applicant. The report is an evidence-led review of the published application material for information purposes and does not replace legal advice or professional planning, surveying, engineering, ecological or other specialist advice.
Provide the application details. We take it from there.
We retrieve the documents, review the evidence and relevant planning issues, consider applicable policy and deliver your completed review by email — typically within 24 hours.