Britain’s property planning king
A planning maestro
The Telegraph
Press and media
Martin writes about planning for The Telegraph, The Times and Build It magazine, and answers readers’ planning questions in the Sunday Times Home and the Daily Mail.
Where Martin writes
Each author page lists his latest articles.
Features on homeowners caught up in the planning system.
All Telegraph articles
One of Build It’s planning experts, writing guides for self-builders and renovators.
All Build It articles
Articles on getting planning permission and winning appeals.
Answers readers’ planning questions in Ask the Expert, in the Home supplement.
Answers readers’ planning queries in the Property Clinic.
For journalists
For comment or interviews, email Martin at martin@martingaine.com.
Short bio
Martin Gaine MRTPI is a chartered planning consultant and chief executive of Just Planning, a consultancy that helps homeowners and small developers through the planning system. A former council case officer, he is the author of How to Get Planning Permission: An Insider’s Secrets and Planning for HMOs, and writes about planning for The Telegraph, The Times and Build It magazine.
Topics Martin covers
- Planning appeals and refusals
- Enforcement notices and investigations
- Extensions and permitted development rights
- HMOs and Article 4 directions
- Green belt and conservation areas
- Planning reform and the state of the system
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Got a planning problem?
Refused permission or facing enforcement? Martin’s consultancy, Just Planning, handles appeals and enforcement notices for homeowners and small developers. Send over the paperwork and the initial advice is free.