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Planning and building control preparation

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Bring the right information together.

Planning and building control can need separate applications. Identify your routes, organise the information and files for each application, and use AI checks to see what needs attention.

Start with your project Explore the example

Explore your routes before creating an account. Coverage depends on the application. You review the results and submit yourself.

For homeowners and project teams. See how practices work together.

24 Alder GroveShared application workspace · illustrative
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Application form.pdfv2

Project details

Householder planning

Site address24 Alder Grove
Proposed developmentSingle-storey rear extension
Project-summary.docxv1

Earlier project summary

Proposed work

Rear extensionTwo storeys, with a bedroom above the kitchen

Before the design revision

AI-assisted reviewSources visible

The summary describes the earlier design

Application form · v2 · p1Single-storey extensionKitchen and dining space
Project summary · v1Two storeys + bedroomEarlier design description
Bring the summary up to dateConfirm the agreed design with your architect, then revise the summary.

Your submission choicesChoose current versions after review.

Illustrative project · AI compares document content; your team confirms the next step.

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Checklists cover these supported application routes in England. Council coverage varies.

Householder planning

Prepare for supported alterations and extensions to a home.

Submit through Planning Portal.

Lawful development certificates

Gather evidence for a proposed or existing use or development.

Submit through Planning Portal.

Higher-risk building control

Prepare for supported works to an existing higher-risk building.

Apply to the Building Safety Regulator.

For ordinary building control or planning for a flat, you can also save a project and organise your information and files. Complete council requirements still need checking. Check the scope.

A clear next step, from checklist to pack.

  1. 1

    Know what to provide

    Follow your checklist. Enter the requested details and link relevant files, while keeping background material in the workspace.

  2. 2

    Review what needs attention

    Check a requirement when you are ready. See possible issues, the evidence behind them and a practical next step.

  3. 3

    Prepare the right pack

    Choose current documents and prepare your report, application answers and selected files. Open items stay visible.

See how it works

See it in practice.

Follow one fictional extension project from its first requirement to a selected preparation pack.

Explore the five-step demoFiles, findings, team decisions and the final selection.Read a sample reportSee what needs attention and what to do next.

Start with your checklist.

Find out what your application needs, then bring your team and documents together.

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ClearPath helps you prepare. AI findings need your review, and preparation does not guarantee validation or approval.