This page provides you with detailed guidance on what information you will need to include when submitting a planning application.

The Council's Validation Guidance Document (pdf) (Jan 2022) provides detailed advice and below you can download or print individual checklists for the different application types:

Householder

• Householder application for works or extension to a dwelling (pdf)
• Householder application for works or extension to a dwelling & Listed building consent (pdf)
• Householder application for works or extension to a dwelling & relevant demolition of an unlisted building in a Conservation Area (pdf)
• Prior Notification of a proposed larger home extension (pdf)

Full Application

• Full planning application (pdf)
• Full planning application & Listed building consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building (pdf)
• Full planning application & relevant demolition of an unlisted building in a Conservation Area (pdf)
• Full planning application & consent to display advertisement (pdf)

Outline and Reserved Matters

• Outline planning application with all matters reserved (pdf)
• Outline planning application with some matters reserved (pdf)
• Application for approval of reserved matters following Outline approval (pdf)
• Permission in Principle (pdf)
• Technical Details Consent (following shortly)

Post Decision applications 

• Application for removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission (pdf)
• Application for approval of details reserved by condition (DISA) (pdf)
• Non-material amendment (pdf)

Consent applications (advert, LB, etc)

• Non-material amendment (pdf)
• Relevant demolition application in a Conservation Area (pdf)
• Consent application to display an advertisement (pdf)

Lawful Development Certificates

• Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed use or development (pdf)
• Lawful Development Certificate: Existing use or operation/activity including those in breach of a planning condition (pdf)
• Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed works to a Listed Building (following shortly)

Tree Works

• Tree works to trees subject to a tree preservation order (TPO) and/or notification of works to trees in a conservation area (pdf)
• Hedgerow Removal Notice (pdf)

Prior Notifications

Demolitions, Telecommunications and Agricultural

• Prior Notification of proposed demolition (pdf)
• Prior Notification of proposed development by telecommunications code system operators (pdf)
• Prior Notification of agricultural or forestry: proposed building (pdf)
• Prior Notification of agricultural or forestry: proposed road (pdf)
• Prior Notification of agricultural or forestry: excavation/waste material (pdf)
• Prior Notification of agricultural or forestry: proposed fish tank (cage) (pdf)

Changes of use (to C3)

• Prior Notification for proposed change of use of agricultural building to a flexible use within shops, financial/professional services, restaurants and cafes, business, storage or distribution, hotels or assembly or leisure (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for proposed change of use of building from Office (B1) to a dwelling house (C3) (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for proposed change of use of agricultural building to a dwelling house (C3), and for associated operational development (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for proposed change of use from storage or distribution buildings (B8) and any land within its curtilage to dwelling houses (C3) (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for proposed change of use from amusement arcades/centres and casinos, (sui generis uses) and any land within its curtilage to dwelling houses (C3) (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for proposed change of use from light industrial (B1(c)) and any land within its curtilage to dwelling houses (C3) (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for proposed change of use of a building from shops (A1), financial/professional services (A2), betting office, pay day loan shop, launderette or a mixed use combining use as a dwelling house with anything previously mentioned to a use falling within Class C3 (dwelling houses) and for associated operational development (following shortly)

Change of use (to state-funded school/nursery)

• Prior notification for proposed change of use to State-funded school or registered nursery (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for proposed change of use of agricultural building to a State-funded school or registered nursery (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for temporary school buildings on vacant commercial land and the use of that land as a state-funded school for up to 3 academic years (following shortly)

Change of use (Others)

• Prior Notification for proposed change of use from shops (A1), financial/professional services (A2), betting officers, pay day loan shops and casinos (sui generis uses) to restaurants and cafes (A3) (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for proposed change of use from shops (A1), financial/professional services (A2), betting officers, pay day loan shops and casinos (sui generis uses) to assembly and leisure uses (D2) (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for temporary use of buildings or land for the purposes of commercial film-making and the associated temporary structures, works, plant or machinery required in connection with that use (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for the installation, alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs on non-domestic buildings (up to a capacity of 1 Megawatt) (following shortly)
• Prior Notification for development consisting of the erection or construction of a collection facility within the curtilage of a shop (following shortly)