Contact

Contact

Pay your planning fees

Do it online

See it on a map

External links

Demolitions

When intending to demolish any building over 50 cubic metres,  a Section 80 Notice must be submitted to building control.  Application can be either electronic or paper submission. 

You must submit the completed form together with a location plan showing the building and adjoining streets. Please allow a minimum of six weeks prior to work commencing.

On receipt of the notice a surveyor from the council may carry out a site survey to determine what conditions will be necessary to control the process of demolition, the remedial works needed on adjoining buildings, the effect on services and the treatment of the site on completion.

Copies of the notice will also be sent to the utility services (Gas, Water and Electricity) and to adjoining owners/occupiers as required by the Act. In return you will receive a Section 81 notice detailing the Councils requirements in relation to the demolition project.

The fee for a demolition application is £150.00

The form to complete is downloadable below.

Section 80 Notice of Intended Demolition (74kb word document)

Utility companies should be informed to arrange for their services to be properly terminated.  Attention is drawn to the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007 that apply to all demolition works.

Buildings for demolition (planning)

You should submit the following forms and display the notice on site if you wish to demolish buildings that are not listed buildings, are not within the curtilage of a listed building and are not within a conservation area. You only need to apply for consent to demolish if you are not proposing to redevelop the site at the same time.          

The fee for this type of application is £70.00

Application form Help notes Guidance Notes Site notice
Application form  -demolition associated with dwellinghouses (247kb pdf). Help notes - application form for demolition associated with dwellinghouses (19kb pdf). Guidance note - application for demolition (21 kb pdf). Site notice - applications for demolition (planning) (43kb pdf)

IMPORTANT NOTE:- You must submit evidence that a site notice has been posted and the date on which it was posted as it must be posted for 21 days out of the 28 determination period.  This evidence can be in the form of a photo or a copy of the notice, and written confirmation of the date it was posted on site.

Listed buildings and conservation areas

For demolition of dwellings that are listed buildings, are within the curtilage of a listed building or are within a conservation area,  Listed Building Consent or Conservation Area Consent is also required from the Planning Department.  

Application forms Help notes Checklists (if any) Guidance notes

Conservation area consent to demolish (253kb pdf).

Conservation area consent to demolish (32kb pdf). Conservation area consent to demolish. Conservation area consent to demolish (25kb pdf).

Listed building consent(261kb pdf file).

Listed building consent form (45kb pdf file). Listed building consent.

Listed building consent (37kb pdf file).

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.