Planning information and advice

Please see the pages below for advice about planning permission and general advice on all planning matters.

The Planning Portal web site also provides detailed information about all planning issues and, in particular, what does and does not need planning permission.

Go to the Planning Portal A-Z of common projects

• Planning approval - what needs permission

  Development can involve building, engineering, mining or other operations and changing the use of land or buildings, often requiring permission.

• Pre-application advice

  Pre-application discussions for the efficient handling of subsequent planning applications.

• Planning fees

  What you need to know to work out the cost of your planning application.

• Planning application process

  The stages to the planning application process which should be followed.

• Planning applications refusals and appeals

  How to appeal if planning permission is refused.

• Planning application forms and validation checklists

  Checks you should make before applying for planning permission.

• Planning proposals - have your say

  Planning Control Committee has a policy of listening to views about significant planning proposals.

• Planning aid

  Free, independent and professional town planning advice and support to communities and individuals who cannot afford to pay fees to a planning consultant.

• Planning permission

  Our role in looking at all development proposals thoroughly before they go ahead.

• Prior notification - demolition

  Types of demolition that need 'prior notification' has been widened to include all demolition where planning consent has not already been granted for the redevelopment of a site.