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Professional Portal

Welcome to the Professional Portal; a hub of tools, services and guidance for those working in the planning and building industry.

Here you will find signposts to select areas of the Planning Portal that have been designed to help you plan and manage your project in an easy and accessible way.

Use our calculators to determine whether an extension is within permitted development limits, calculate your application fee, access legislation and guidance; such as use classes and approved documents, buy site plans, keep up-to-date with industry news and find contact details of your local council.

If you have a recommendation for information you would like to see on this page, please email us1.

  1. mailto:editorial@planningportal.co.uk?subject=Professional%20Portal
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          Application Index and Market Insight reports

          The Planning Portal is in the unique position of receiving around 90 per cent of all planning applications submitted to local planning authorities across England and Wales. We’ve developed these free comprehensive reports to give businesses and local authorities unrivalled access to proposed development trends.

          Access our reports and subscribe to have them automatically sent to your inbox as soon as the data analysis is available.

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              Find your local planning authority1

              Find your local authority building control team2

              Find a registered building control approver3

              Find a builder4

              Find a planning consultant5

              Find a Chartered Architectural Technologist6

              Find a job7

              1. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/find-your-local-planning-authority
              2. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/applications/building-control-applications/building-control/find-your-LABC
              3. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/applications/building-control-applications/building-control/approved-inspectors-directory
              4. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional
              5. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional
              6. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional
              7. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/services/jobs/industry-jobs
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                Legislation and guidance

                Change of use1

                Legislation2

                Policy and guidance3

                Building regulations: exemptions4

                Approved Documents5

                Commercial or residential projects6

                CIL7

                1. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/change-of-use/planning-permission
                2. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/policy-and-legislation/legislation
                3. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/policy-and-legislation/policy-and-guidance
                4. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/applications/building-control-applications/building-control/building-regulations/exemptions-from-building-regulations
                5. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/applications/building-control-applications/building-control/approved-documents
                6. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/commercial-developments
                7. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/policy-and-legislation/CIL
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                    The Planning Portal is delivered by PortalPlanQuest Limited which is a joint venture between TerraQuest Solutions Limited and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG). All content © 2024 Planning Portal.