Making a Planning Application

We recommend you submit your planning application to us electronically by visiting the Planning Portal.

You can still submit planning applications the traditional way, but before you do so, why not take a look at the benefits of applying online?

Complete a Planning Application

This service is designed to help you complete the application process and create and attach a professional quality site location plan by downloading appropriate Ordinance Survey maps.

It even calculates the correct planning application fees for you and allows you to pay online. When complete your application and site map can be printed and mailed, or sent to our Planning department electronically. You will then be able to track the progress of your application online throughout the approval process.

This authority is under a duty to protect the public funds it administer, and to this end may use the information you have provided on this form for the prevention and detection of fraud. It may also share this information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes.

Review or edit a Planning Application

If you were unable to complete your application or wish to print out additional copies of your application and/or site location map you can use this service to gain full access to your existing application(s).

Find out if you need Planning Permission

Easy to follow help text and useful tools are provided at the Planning Portal to assist you find the information you need to decide if planning permission is required.

What happens when you apply for Planning Application

Once your application has been sent, it then goes into a 5 stage process. Find out more about this process