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AnnexeCert

The process

Four stages. We do the work in every one.

Your part

  • A few answers
  • A short questionnaire — 10 minutes max
  • A few photos of your garden
  • A signature
  • Log in to pay the council fee

Everything else — handled by us

  • Scale drawings
  • The planning statement
  • All the evidence
  • Chasing your manufacturer
  • Setting up the council payment
  • Submitting the application
  • Every council query
  • Updates to the decision
A daughter and her elderly mother looking over annexe drawings at the kitchen table

Step by step

From first question to council decision.

Under half an hour of your time, spread across a few weeks. We do the rest.

  1. Stage 1 of 4

    Tell us about your plans

    Two minutes online. We take it from there.

    • Check your property against all seven council tests
    • Look up the title and the planning history
    • Give you an honest view in writing of how likely it is to succeed — free
    2 minutesYour part: Answer a few questions online

    Free eligibility check

    • In the garden of your home?Yes
    • Lived in by family, not rented?Yes
    • Listed or conservation area?No

    Good news — we can take this on.

    Reviewed by a person · reply within one working day

    Example

  2. Stage 2 of 4

    We gather the evidence

    We chase the paperwork, so you don’t have to.

    • Buy the licensed Ordnance Survey mapping
    • Get the technical evidence from your manufacturer
    • Chase every document until it arrives
    10 minutesYour part: A short questionnaire and a few garden photos

    Your case file

    5 of 6
    • Ordnance Survey mappingBought by usDone
    • Land Registry titlePulled by usDone
    • Manufacturer drawingsRequested by usReceived
    • Mobility evidenceWe’re chasingChasing
    • Your questionnaireFrom you · under 10 minutesDone
    • Garden photosFrom your phoneDone
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  3. Stage 3 of 4

    We prepare the application

    Drawings, statement and evidence, done for you.

    • Draw your location and block plans to scale
    • Write the planning statement
    • Have a person review every page
    10 minutesYour part: Read the pack and sign
    The cover of an application pack prepared by AnnexeCert
    Reviewed by a person

  4. Stage 4 of 4

    We deal with the council

    Submitted, chased and answered — by us.

    • Set up the council payment for you
    • Submit and answer every council query
    • Track it to the decision and keep you updated
    2 minutesYour part: Log in and pay the council fee

    Application tracker

    1. Submitted to the councilFee paid by you · set up by us
    2. ValidatedOfficer queries answered by us
    3. Under considerationNowWe track it and keep you updated
    4. DecisionStatutory target: 8 weeks
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Drawn, not sketched

Plans the council can’t send back.

Most applications that bounce do so over the drawings, not the argument. We draw yours ourselves, on licensed mapping, with everything a planning officer checks for.

  • Drawn to scale, with a scale bar
  • Your site edged in red
  • North point and OS licence
  • Every distance figured

See everything in a finished pack

Extract from a proposed block planA site plan showing the application site edged red, the existing house, and a proposed annexe positioned 9.5 metres from the house and 2.9 metres from the nearest boundary, with dimensions figured.HouseProposed annexe12.20 × 6.10 m9.50 m2.90 mN020 mSCALE 1:200 @ A4DWG AC-03 · REV ADo not scale from this drawing.Figured dimensions only.
An extract from a proposed block plan of the kind AnnexeCert prepares, drawn to scale on licensed Ordnance Survey mapping.

Before we take your case

The four things we check first.

This is where straightforward-looking cases come unstuck — so we look here before you’ve paid a penny.

  • Can the unit really be moved?

    A brochure saying “fully mobile” isn’t evidence. We get proof of what the assembled unit can actually do.

  • Is the spot really garden?

    Owning the land isn’t enough. A paddock or field inside your boundary may not count as garden.

  • Is it one household?

    Shared life, shared home. If it’s really two separate homes, a certificate is the wrong route.

  • What’s happening on the ground?

    Bases, walls and new drives can need permission in their own right. We check the works, not just the unit.

If your case won’t succeed, we tell you — free. Often there’s a fix: a different spot in the garden, a different model, or the right application instead.

Next step

Two minutes from you. We’ll handle the rest.

Tell us about your property and your plans. A person reviews every answer and comes back with an honest view, free. If we take your case on, we do everything from there — you hardly have to lift a finger.

Planning approval is not guaranteed — the council makes the final decision.

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