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Garden Room Planning Permission: The Complete Guide
Thinking about a garden room, office, or studio? Here's when you need planning permission and when permitted development allows you to build without it.
Heritage Applications: Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas in Numbers
Over 25,000 heritage-related planning applications show where England's historic buildings are under the most development pressure.
What Tree Preservation Orders Mean for Your Property
11% of all planning applications involve trees. Here's what you need to know about TPOs and how they affect what you can do.
Planning Applications by the Numbers: A 2026 Snapshot
Over half a million applications, 380+ councils, and millions of data points. Here's what UK planning looks like in numbers.
The Busiest Planning Departments in England and Wales
Which councils handle the most planning applications? Our data reveals the planning departments under the most pressure.
The Hardest Councils to Get Planning Permission in the UK
Some councils refuse over 40% of planning applications. Here's where your project faces the toughest scrutiny.
The UK's Most Permissive Planning Authorities in 2026
We analysed over 500,000 planning applications to find which councils approve the most. The results may surprise you.