Make a planning application: step by step

Before you submit a planning application, always start by checking whether you need planning permission for your work.

Before you submit a planning application, please check to see if the work is covered under permitted development rights.

Planning policies and guidance may affect your planning application, so you are advised to check them before you apply.

There are certain constraints you need to check that may affect your application, including conservation areas, listed buildings, flood zones, archaeological and historical sites and Tree Preservation Orders.

Before you make a planning application, you may want to request pre-application advice from the planning department. 

As a developer applying for planning permission, you may be required to make a developer contribution towards paying for new services and infrastructure.

How to submit a planning application, including required evidence and documents.

What happens after you submit your planning application, including how and when we make decisions and how long it may take to process your application.

Planning appeals and reviews and how to request that your application is reviewed or appealed.

If you want to make a minor change to the proposals that were originally approved, you can submit a non-material variation request.

Planning conditions are often applied when planning permission is approved. You can apply to have these conditions discharged (approved) so that your development can begin.

How we enforce breaches of planning and how to report a planning breach.