Full planning application forms should be completed for
applications such as the carrying out of works or operations or the
erection of buildings. This applies to commercial and industrial
developments, to the erection of new dwellings or the
sub-division of dwellings into flats and applications for change of
use.
The Planning Portal also offers a wide range of services and
guidance on the planning system, including guidance for small
business to the procedures of the planning system and how to apply
for planning permission.
Planning guide for
small business
Submitting a full application
If you are unsure of how to complete an application for planning
permission it is preferable that you enter into pre-application
discussions to ensure all the information required (refer
checklist) to process your application is provided from the start,
otherwise your application will be delayed. Please include
copies of any pre-application correspondence or notes.
Submit Online
You can make a planning application online using the Planning
Portal:
The Planning
Portal
Submit by post or in person
Please note: due to a review of
procedures, we will now accept planning applications where
only one copy of the application form, plans and other
necessary supporting information are provided.
Your completed application form should be accompanied by
the checklist below. Any application which does not
provide all the required details may not be validated.
Application form, help notes, checklist and
guidance notes
Application form - full planning permission (294 kb
pdf).
Help note - completing the application form (89kb
pdf).
Checklist -
full planning permission (92kb word file).
Guidance note - applying for full planning permission (22kb
pdf file).
Document
referencing (42kb pdf)
For any application involving more than 100
pages of written documentation you are now legally required from 6
April 2010 to include a summary report of the
whole scheme of a maximum of 20 pages.
For all Major developments, a full copy of the application on CD
would be helpful. This will allow us to provide electronic copies
of the application to all relevant consultees at the earliest
opportunity and reduce the possibility of delays in the application
process.