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Planning validation guidance notes

We have put together handy guidance notes on a range of topics to help you when submitting your planning permission:

  • Contaminated land redevelopment guide
  • Environmental health technical guide on noise vibration
  • External artificial lighting guidance
  • Kitchen odour and noise guidance
  • Local planning validation guidance
  • National planning validation guidance
  • Outdoor advertisements and signs guide
  • Guidance notes for submitting works to trees applications

If you have any questions, please contact our team.

Planning guidance and forms

  • CIL process for developers
  • Change of use guidance prior notification application forms
  • Comment on a planning application
  • Contact the planning team
  • Document charges
  • High hedges guidance
  • Householder permitted development guidance
  • Issues that may affect your property
  • Lighting new developments
  • Ordnance survey maps for sale
  • Planning fees
  • Planning obligations
  • Planning validation guidance notes
  • Pre-application advice
  • Self build and custom build homes
  • Sign up for planning alerts
  • The planning committee
  • Trees on new developments
  • Useful planning organisations and links

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Frog Lane,
Lichfield,
Staffs,
WS13 6YU

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