Terms of use

Last updated 8th October 2026

These terms apply to your use of Set to Build (the “service”), including the decision notice checker, guides and any emails we send you. By using the service you agree to them. If you don’t agree, please don’t use it.

1. About us

Set to Build is run by Daniel Reader, trading as Set to Build, 6 Abbey Road, Elmswell, IP30 9ZH. Contact: hello@settobuild.co.uk.

2. What the service is, and isn’t

Set to Build is an information tool. It reads planning decision notices you provide and produces a plain-English summary, checklists and template text to help you understand them and prepare your next steps.

It is not legal, planning or other professional advice, and using it doesn’t create a professional, advisory or client relationship between you and us. It doesn’t replace reading your decision notice in full, or advice from your council or a qualified professional.

3. How summaries are produced, and their limits

Summaries are produced automatically, using artificial intelligence and our own rules. They can be incomplete or wrong, for example if a notice is unusual, unclear or poorly scanned, or if the AI misreads it. Each summary shows which parts come from your notice and which are our general guidance.

General guidance, such as information about fees, the Community Infrastructure Levy, typical documents and who can help, is general information about planning, mainly in England. It may not reflect your council’s current requirements or your circumstances. Dates are calculated automatically and should be confirmed with your council.

4. Your responsibilities

You are responsible for:

• checking every summary against your original decision notice;
• confirming anything important with your council or a qualified professional before acting on it, and in particular before starting any work;
• checking and completing any checklist, form text or template letter before submitting it to a council;
• meeting the conditions of your permission or consent, your deadlines, and any other legal requirements, such as Building Regulations.

5. Using the service properly

You agree not to:

• check documents you have no legitimate reason to check, or use the service to collect information about other people;
• use automated means to access the service, or try to overload, disrupt or interfere with it;
• try to access parts of the service or its systems you’re not authorised to;
• copy, resell or republish the service or its content as your own, or use it to build a competing product.

We may limit or stop access for anyone who misuses the service.

6. Content and ownership

The service, including its design, text, guides, checklists and software, belongs to us or our licensors. You may use summaries, checklists and template text produced for your own project, including sharing them with your council, builder or advisers. Decision notices remain the property of the councils that issue them.

7. Third parties and links

The service may link to councils, the Planning Portal and other websites, and may in future introduce you to specialists such as surveyors or consultants. We’ll always tell you if we receive a fee for an introduction. Any agreement you make with a third party is between you and them, and we aren’t responsible for their services or websites.

8. Changes and availability

We’re continually improving the service and may change, suspend or withdraw any part of it. We can’t guarantee it will always be available or error-free. We may update these terms; the date at the top shows the latest version, and if you continue to use the service, the updated terms apply.

9. Our liability to you

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything else that cannot be limited or excluded by law. Your legal rights as a consumer are not affected.

The service is provided free of charge as general information. Subject to the paragraph above, and to the extent the law allows, we are not liable for loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, the service or its results, including delays, refused or lapsed permissions, enforcement action, fees, levies or the cost of work, because you remain responsible for checking it as described in section 4.

If you use the service in the course of a business, then, subject to the first paragraph of this section: we exclude all terms implied by law; we are not liable for any loss of profit, revenue, business, contracts or opportunity, or for any indirect or consequential loss; and our total liability to you in connection with the service is limited to £100.

10. Privacy

How we use personal information is explained in our privacy notice.

11. Complaints

If you have a concern about the service, please email hello@settobuild.co.uk and we’ll try to resolve it.

12. General

If any part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may also bring proceedings in your local courts.