How we research commercial awning decisions

Source hierarchy

For planning, heritage, pavement and licensing content we prefer government, Planning Data and the relevant local authority. We identify any uncertainty and link readers to the underlying source. Commercial supplier pages may be used for price-market evidence, but are labelled as such and are never presented as our quotation.

Review and corrections

Every structured source record carries an accessed or checked date. Research pages state their review date. We revisit material when a source changes, an authority publishes new guidance, a data service changes or a credible correction is raised.

To report an error or provide a newer primary source, use the project assessment route and explain the page, statement and evidence. We do not promise a particular outcome, but substantive corrections are reviewed.

Tool limits

The planning checker uses a postcode only to request public mapping data during the current check; this site does not persist it. Empty mapping results are never treated as proof that no constraint exists. Cost and ROI tools show their assumptions and do not forecast revenue, grant permission or supply a quotation.

What we do not claim

We do not claim to be an installer, manufacturer, planning authority, legal adviser or accredited awning contractor. We do not invent case studies, client logos, credentials, supplier relationships, permission outcomes or first-party price intelligence. Where evidence is incomplete, we say so.