What do they have to buy?
The exact requirement, what it covers and when it has to be done.
How it works
The need is real.
A planning condition is a legal requirement the council attaches when it grants permission. It can require a business to install equipment, prove performance or maintain a system before it can open its doors.
Our engine decodes the detail. You win the work.
Three questions, answered before anything reaches you.
Has anyone got the job yet?
We check who's already involved, so you never chase work that's gone.
What's your move?
Who to call, what to say and where your business fits.
Every finding has a source. Every call has a reason.
The record
The council document, its reference, its date and a link to the original. Check it yourself.
Our read
What it means for your business, and the one or two things worth confirming on the call.
A permission doesn't guarantee a project goes ahead. We tell you what the records show, and we never invent dates they don't.
A real case
One address. Six clues. One verdict.
186–190 Bishopsgate, in the City of London. On paper, a single planning decision. Read properly, a trail of evidence across enforcement history, committee papers, technical reports and later council records.
- 01
The previous occupier had a history with the council
Enforcement history, 2012
The unit had been here before.
- 02
A full-height duct to the roof
Planning application, December 2019
A serious extraction job, not a light refit.
- 03
Granted, with six strings attached
Committee report, January 2021
Six conditions requiring details before works or before use. A documented shopping list.
- 04
- 05
The noise report came from a ventilation firm
Technical submission
A ventilation firm was already involved.
- 06
Servicing for life, and grease traps
Condition 6 and water company note
A condition requires ongoing servicing, with records kept on site. The water company's note flags grease traps.
What happened next
The records kept coming.
July–September 2021 · Premises licence
A new operator moved in
A licence followed at the same premises.
Council licensing record · page 1 ↗2021 · Discharge application 21/00562/MDC
Extraction details filed
This is where the installation window closed.
Year indicated by the application reference.
Application reference in the council decision list ↗20 October 2021 · Business rates effective date
Rated as a restaurant
The unit's rating changed from shop to restaurant.
Public valuation record ↗Food Standards Agency record, November 2021
The kitchen was up and running
May 2023 · Council decision
Extraction details approved
Two years after they were filed.
Council decision · page 7 ↗
Read only the approvals and you'd think this job was live until 2023. It went in 2021. That's why we read every record, not just one.
A historical case, shown to illustrate how we read the records.