Planning application forms and fees

Important: You should read the guidance notes and the validation checklist (listed below) for your application before submitting.

Please Note: Although the application form states that three copies are required to be sent to us, we only need one copy. If additional copies, particularly for large schemes, are required we will request that copies be sent to us.

Householder application forms

• Householder planning application, notes, checklist 
• Use this form for works or extension to a dwelling which are not permitted development
• Householder planning and listed building consent, notes, checklist
  Use this form for works or extension to a dwelling and listed building consent

Permitted development forms

• Lawful existing use or development, notes, checklist
  Use this form for existing use or operation or activity including those in breach of a planning condition
• Lawful development certificate for proposed use or development, notes, checklist
  Use this form for existing use or operation or activity including those in breach of a planning condition
• Lawful development certificate for of proposed works to a Listed Building
• Information and forms for other types of permitted development applications

Full planning application forms

For developments in which the full details of the proposal, drainage and access arrangements, siting and design are all included for consideration

• Full planning consent, notes, checklist
  Use this form to apply for planning permission
• Full planning consent and listed building consent, notes, checklist
  Use this form to apply for planning permission with listed building consent application
• Planning permission with demolition in a conservation area, notes, checklist
  Use this form to apply for planning permission with demolition within a conservation area
• Full planning permission with consent to display advertisement(s), notes, checklist
  Use this form to apply for planning permission with consent to display advertisement(s)

Listed building consent

• Listed building consent, notes, checklist
  Use this form for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building

Change of use

• Full planning consent, notes, checklist
  Use the full planning consent form to apply for change of use of a property or area of land

Advertisement consent

• Application form, notes, checklist
• Further information about advertisement consent

Outline application forms

These are submitted to establish whether development is acceptable in principle. Detailed plans are not usually submitted at this stage, although we may ask for more details.

• Outline planning permission: some matters reserved, notes, checklist
  Use this form for major developments if the proposal involves erection of new buildings
• Outline application: all matters reserved, notes, checklist
  Use this form for major developments if the proposal involves erection of new buildings
• Approval of reserved matters following outline approval, notes, checklist
  Use this form once reserved matters have been approved following an outline approval

Other types of application

• Application for removal or variation of a condition , notes , checklist
  Use this form for removal of a condition following planning permission
• Application for non-material amendments , notes , checklist
  Use this form for non-material amendments following planning permission, this is required should you wish to make minor alterations to a recently approved planning permission before implementing the works.
• Application for approval of details reserved by condition , notes , checklist
  Use this form for approval of details reserved by a condition following the granting of permission

Permission in princple (PiP)

Use the Planning Portal permission in principle form to establish whether a site is suitable for a specified amount of housing-led development in principle. This is an alternative way of obtaining planning permission for housing-led development which separates the consideration of matters of principle (stage one) from the technical detail (stage two).

Further information regarding the permission in principle application process on the GOV.UK website.

Works to trees

The council must be notified in advance of any proposed work to be carried out on or around protected trees

• Application for tree works, notes, checklist
  Use this form for tree works subject to a tree preservation order or tree works in a conservation area
• Works to trees: hedgerow removal, notes, checklist
  Use this form for the removal of hedgerows

Prior notification forms

• Prior notification of proposed demolition, notes, checklist
  Use this form for prior notification of proposed demolition
• Prior notification of proposed development by telecommunications, notes, checklist
  Use this form for prior notification of telecommunications development
• Prior notification of agricultural or forestry development: proposed road, notes, checklist
  Use this form for prior notification for a proposed road - agricultural or forestry development
• Prior notification of agricultural or forestry development: proposed building, notes, checklist
  Use this form for prior notification for a proposed building - agricultural or forestry development
• Prior notification of agricultural or forestry development: excavation waste material, notes, checklist
  Use this form for prior notification for excavation/waste material - agricultural or forestry development
• Prior notification of agricultural or forestry development: proposed fish tank/cage, notes, checklist
  Prior notification for proposed fish tank/cage - agricultural or forestry development
• All other prior notification forms