Permission in Principle, Felsted, Essex

We secured a ‘permission in principle’ for 4 dwellings on the edge of Felsted, Essex.

The ‘permission in principle’ planning application process is still relatively new. It seeks to establish whether the principle of development is acceptable without the need to submit any technical details. If approved then at the second stage seeks permission is sought for the technical details.

In this case, the site is located outside of a settlement boundary, where the principle of development is not normally accepted. The ‘permission in principle’ planning process allowed us to demonstrate that the Council did not have a 5-year housing land supply, and that the principle in favour of sustainable development had been triggered. We then developed a strong planning case that outlined the key sustainability credentials in favour of the proposal.