Outline Planning Permission is an initial form of planning permission in English land law, whereby the applicant gains feedback as regards the scale and nature of a proposed development from the local planning authority.
[1] It enables the applicant to see whether a proposal is likely to be accepted before going to the expense of drawing up a detailed planning application.
[1] Outline Planning Permission was introduced with the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
[2] It allows for certain "reserved matters" to be deferred until the submission of one or more Detailed Planning Permission applications, which if successful will yield Full Planning Consent.
[3] These reserved matters may include:[2]