This highly practical guide takes the reader step-by-step through the various procedures for obtaining planning permission, including the statutory forms that need to be served at various stages of an application. The Third Edition has been substantially revised to take into account the new acts, circulars and statutory instruments issued since the last edition was written (1980)--in particular, the Planning and Compensation Act 1991, the General Development Procedures Order 1995 and the General Permitted Development Order 1995.