Send Us the Project
Measurements, sketches, photos and the site address via our simple checklist. We confirm which route your project needs: full application, permitted development, or lawful development certificate.
A planning application is paperwork that has to be exactly right, drawings, forms, statements and fees, or it gets rejected before anyone even looks at the design. Xpanza prepares and submits the whole application for you, then tracks it through to a decision. You send the project information; we handle the council.
Most planning applications don't fail on the design. They fail on the paperwork: a missing document, a wrong fee, a form filled in for the wrong application type. Councils validate first and judge second, and an invalid application gets sent straight back.
Our planning service covers the whole thing under one fixed fee. Planning drawings drawn to validation standards. Forms, statements and supporting documents prepared and checked twice. The correct fee calculated and paid. Submission through the planning portal, then direct handling of the planning officer's queries all the way to a decision.
You send the project information: measurements, sketches, photos and the site address. We turn it into an application your council can validate first time. And if your project doesn't need a full application at all, we'll tell you that before you spend a penny on one.
Existing and proposed plans, elevations, sections and site plans, drawn to validation standards and designed around how your council reads them.
Forms completed, design and access statements where needed, the fee calculated and paid correctly. The admin that causes most invalidations, handled.
Before you pay for a full application, we check whether your project qualifies under permitted development, and confirm it with a lawful development certificate where it applies. Welsh and English rules differ, and we know both.
We submit through the planning portal and monitor the application, responding to the planning officer's queries directly so you don't have to.
For tricky sites or larger schemes, we seek the council's informal view before you commit to a full application, so there are no expensive surprises later.
Measurements, sketches, photos and the site address via our simple checklist. We confirm which route your project needs: full application, permitted development, or lawful development certificate.
Planning drawings drawn up and all supporting documents prepared, statements, forms and fee, checked twice before anything goes to the council.
We submit the application and deal with the planning officer directly: validation queries, amendments, conditions. You get straightforward updates, no jargon.
Most councils decide householder applications within 8 weeks. Once the decision lands, we explain what it means and what's next: building regulations drawings, structural calculations, or the options if it's refused.
Not always. Many extensions fall under permitted development, but the rules differ between Wales and England, so generic online guidance can mislead. We check what applies to your property and confirm it, including a lawful development certificate where you want it in writing.
Most councils aim to decide a standard householder application within 8 weeks of validation. Larger or more complex schemes take longer. The biggest avoidable delay is an invalid submission, which is why we check everything twice before it goes in.
As a minimum: the completed application forms, planning drawings (existing and proposed plans, elevations, sections, plus site and block plans), and the correct fee. Some applications also need a design and access statement. We prepare and check all of it under one fixed fee.
The whole thing. Drawings, forms, statements, fee calculation, submission through the planning portal, and direct contact with the planning officer until a decision is made. You get the updates; we handle the council.
We go through the refusal reasons with you and advise honestly on the options: amended drawings and a resubmission, or a formal appeal where that makes sense. A refusal isn't the end of the road, but the right next step depends on why it was refused.
No, not for work that needs permission. Starting early risks enforcement action, which can mean undoing completed work. If your project qualifies under permitted development, you can proceed once that's confirmed, and we can evidence it with a lawful development certificate.
Planning permission decides whether you can build something, based on appearance, scale and impact on neighbours and the area. Building regulations decide how it must be built, covering structure, fire safety, insulation and drainage. Most projects need both, and we handle both.
Send us your project details and we'll confirm the right route, quote a fixed fee, and get your application prepared properly. Drawings, documents and submission, all handled.