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Planning applications and Decision notices

The Council receives some 2500 planning applications each year. Applications may be for building and engineering works, changes of use of a building or land, display of advertisements, alterations to Listed Buildings, and demolition of buildings in Conservation Areas.

Internal alterations to a building and certain minor works, including small extensions to houses, can be carried out without planning permission, however advice should be sought from the Development Services team.

• The Council has now made available downloadable Planning Application forms and related documents that accord with the Government's new 1APP system.
• For more information on householder planning applications, read the Government's book - Planning: A Guide for Householders (This link will open in a new window)
• For more information on advertisement applications, read the Government's book - Outdoor Advertisements and Signs (This link will open in a new window)
• For more information on applications involving business use, read the government's book - Planning Permission: A Guide for Business (This link will open in a new window)

Types of Planning Application

Applications may be made in outline or in detailed form.

• An outline application is intended to establish the principle of whether a building or development would be acceptable.
• A detailed application involves the submission of all details, including design.

Outline Planning Permission is granted subject to reserved matters. Reserved matters can be:

• Layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping

As a minimum, outline applications should always include information on:

• Use - the use or uses proposed for the development and any distinct development zones within the site identified.
• Amount of development - the amount of development proposed for each use.
• Indicative layout - an indicative layout with separate development zones proposed within the site boundary where appropriate.
• Scale parameters - an indication of the upper and lower limits for height, width and length of each building within the site boundary.
• Indicative access points - an area or areas in which the access point or points to the site will be situated.

The 1APP system places additional requirements upon the nature of information that is required to be submitted with all types of applications. Guidance as to what information will now be required with each application is available with the downloadable Planning Application forms or via the national Planning Portal (This link will open in a new window).