It is aimed at individuals, community groups and other voluntary groups who cannot afford to pay for private consultants. Planning aid can help people with their own planning applications, and can help them to comment on other people's. It aims to give people the confidence to help themselves and to become involved in wider planning issues. If your enquiry is straightforward it may be possible to give you an answer over the phone. This often happens with questions about general planning law, procedures and regulations.
Planning aid is a free service, although voluntary donations are always welcome.
You may also be asked to pay for maps, reports and other documents which are needed to help you with your case. Each region of the United Kingdom is covered by its own local planning aid service. Some planning aid services employ staff and have their own offices, but they all have networks of professional volunteers who can work locally with clients. Every volunteer is an experienced, professional town planner. For further information contact your local planning aid service .