Planning application forms and checklists

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The application forms below can be downloaded and completed and sent to us. Please select the appropriate form for the development or work that you are applying for and submit with the correct fee, plans and required supporting documents.

Please note we are not able to check applications on an ad hoc basis. Please either submit application electronically, through the Planning Portal, via royal mail or by hand.  We can not accept applications submitted by email. The application will then be processed and you will be notified, either in writing or by email, if the application is valid or if there are outstanding documents. Please note we do not accept applications via email where they can be submitted through the planning portal.

Applying via the Planning Portal

The Planning Portal provides a number of guides to help users when making an application.
 

Application forms and guidance notes

Applications cannot not be started until all the correct information and documentation is received including the form(s) correctly completed, the correct fee, where due, and the appropriate supporting plans and documents. Failure to supply sufficient information could also result in an application being refused. If you need help, you can ask us for advice.

Planning advice from the council
 

Planning application fees

When submitting a planning application the fee will depend on the type and size of application. Fees should be paid at the same time as the application is submitted. If there is no fee or the fee is incorrect you will be notified. If you are submitting your application via the Planning Portal you can also pay online.

Planning application fees
 

Guidance

For advice on completing an application form please refer to the guidance notes and then to the appropriate checklist to ensure that the correct documents are included. Further details on the required documents are available on our Validating applications - help for agents and applicants page.

• Checklists
• Validation checklists
• Householder application forms
• Full application forms
• Listed building consent
• Conservation area form
• Outline application forms
• Approval of reserved matters and conditions
• Lawful development certificates
• Prior notifications
• Trees and hedges
• Other forms
   

Checklists

Checklist type	Form
Checklists to be submitted with certain types of application
SuDS Checklist - Outline Drainage Design (to be submitted with all major applications)	Download Form [38.15KB]
SuDS Checklist -  Detailed Drainage Design (to be submitted with all major applications)	Download Form [30.85KB]
Sustainable Construction Checklist (to be submitted for new dwellings including conversions)	Download Form [43.46KB]
Biodiversity Checklist to be submitted with all Householder and Listed Building Applications	Download Form [113.26KB]
Biodiversity Checklist to be submitted with all Minor Planning applications (including changes of use)	Download Form [236.57KB]
Biodiversity Checklist to be submitted with all Major Planning Applications	Download Form [557kb]
Land Contamination Checklist to be submitted with all applications and prior notifications for the conversion of agricultural and former agricultural buildings	Download Form [129.2KB]
Fire Statement - required from1 August 2021 for buildings 18m or higher or with 7 storeys or more	Download Form [76.96KB] Guidance [769.35KB]

Validation checklists

Validation checklist type	Form
These checklists will help you to check that you are submitting all the correct documents that are needed for your application
Validation Checklist for a Full Planning Application	Download Form [395.36KB]
Validation Checklist for a Full Planning Application and Listed Building Consent	Download Form [394.75KB]
Biodiversity Validation Checklist to be submitted with all Minor Planning applications (including changes of use)	Download Form [236.57KB]
Biodiversity Validation Checklist to be submitted with all Major Planning Applications	Download Form [557kb]
Validation Checklist for a Householder Application	Download Form [268.08KB]
Validation Checklist for a Householder Application and Listed Building Consent	Download form [324.53KB]
Validation Checklist for Permitted Development for Larger Extensions to Households	Download Form [214.43KB]
Validation Checklist for Listed Building Consent	Download Form [315.27KB]
Biodiversity Validation Checklist to be submitted with all Householder and Listed Building Applications	Download Form [113.26KB]
Validation Checklist for Outline Planning Applications	Download Form [400.59KB]
Validation Checklist for Approval of Reserved Matters following outline permission	Download Form [294.96KB]
Validation Checklist for a Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Operation or Activity	Download Form [271.35KB]
Validation Checklist for a Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a planning condition	Download Form [270.34KB]
Validation Checklist for an Application for removal or variation of a condition following grant of Planning Permission	Download Form [225.68KB]
Validation Checklist for Advertisement Consent	Download Form [299.44KB]
Validation Checklist for Full Planning Permission and Advertisement Consent	Download Form [441.98KB]
Validation Checklist for Householder Prior Approvals - Class A, Part 1, Schedule 2	Download Form [196.06KB]

Householder application forms

Application type	Form	Guidance notes and fees
Householder Application for planning permission for works or extension to a Dwelling	Download Form [337.69KB]	Guidance [71.4KB]
Householder Application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwelling and listed building consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building	Download Form [341.67KB]	Guidance [90.94KB]
Householder Application for Planning Permission for works or extension to a dwelling and for relevant demolition of an unlisted building in a conservation area	Download Form [161.56KB]	Guidance [75.95KB]

Full application forms 

Application type	Form	Guidance notes and fees
Application for Planning Permission	Download Form [373.01KB]	Guidance [116.51KB]
Application for Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for alteration, extension or demolition of a listed building	Download Form [379.24KB]	Guidance [124.56KB]
Application for Planning Permission and for relevant demolition of an unlisted building in a conservation area	Download Form [188.71KB]	Guidance [117.72KB]
Application for Planning Permission and consent to display an advertisement	Download Form [380.32KB]	Guidance [120.45KB]

Listed building consent

Application type	Form	Guidance notes and fees
Application for Listed Building Consent for alterations, extensions or demolition of a listed building	Download Form [308.56KB]	Guidance [77.3KB]

Conservation area form

Application type	Form	Guidance notes and fees
Application for planning permission for relevant demolition in a conservation area	Download Form [155.86KB]	Guidance [63.93KB]

Outline application forms

Application type	Form	Guidance notes and fees
Application for outline planning permission with some matters reserved	Download Form [346.01KB]	Guidance [115.53KB]
Application for outline planning permission with all matters reserved	Download Form [335.3KB]	Guidance [84.01KB]

Approval of reserved matters and conditions

Application type	Form	Guidance notes and fees
Application for approval of reserved matters following an outline approval	Download Form [304.49KB]	Guidance [65.41KB]
Application for approval of details reserved by condition	Download Form [296.18KB]	Guidance [14.89KB]

Lawful development certificates

Application type	Form	Guidance notes and fees
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use or operation or activity including those in breach of a planning condition	Download Form [312.81KB]	Guidance [85.26KB]
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use or development	Download Form [298.74KB]	Guidance [54.25KB]
Application for a certificate of lawfulness of proposed works to a listed building	Download Form [167.09KB]

Prior notifications

Application type	Form	Guidance notes and fees
Application for prior notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development- proposed building	Download Form [295.34KB]	Guidance [51.35KB]
Application for prior notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development - proposed road	Download Form [294.18KB]	Guidance [48.04KB]
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - excavation/waste material	Download Form [294.3KB]	Guidance [49.87KB]
Application for prior notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development - proposed fish tank (cage)	Download Form [294.14KB]	Guidance [49.32KB]
Prior Notification of proposed development in respect of permitted development by telecommunications code systems operators	Download Form [294.1KB]	Guidance [51.88KB]
Application for prior notification of proposed demolition	Download Form [293.74KB]	Guidance [47.2KB]
Application for prior notification of a proposed larger home extension	Download Form [456.98KB]	Guidance [28.6KB]
Application for prior approval of proposed change of use of a building from office use to a dwellinghouse	Download Form [226.55KB]
Application for prior approval for proposed change of use of agricultural building to a State-funded school or registered nursery	Download Form [244.23KB]
Application for prior approval of proposed change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse	Download Form [213.86KB]
Application for prior approval of proposed change of use of a building from a retail use or a mixed retail and residential use to a dwellinghouse	Download Form [236.1KB]
Notification for prior approval for a change of use from storage or distribution buildings (Class B8) and any land within its curtilage to dwellinghouses (Class C3)	Download form [249.96KB]
Notification of proposed change of use to state funded school or Registered Nursery	Download Form [228.0KB]
Prior Approval of Agricultural to Residential (a completed Land Contamination Checklist should also be submitted with the application as this will assist Officers in determining whether the proposal meets the requirements of Permitted Development)	Download Form [40.89KB]	Checklist [115.62KB]
Notification for Prior Approval for the Installation, Alteration or Replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic Building, up to a Capacity of 1 megawatt, subject to certain limitations	Download Form [232.35KB]

Trees and hedges

Application type	Form	Guidance notes and fees
Application for tree works: Works to subject to a tree preservation order (TPO) and/or notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Please note that when submitting applications for works to trees you must include photographs of the tree(s) that are the subject of the application.	Download Form [580.33KB]	Guidance [134.49KB]
Application for hedgerow removal notice	Download Form [293.95KB]	Guidance [56.1KB]
High Hedges complaint form and guidance note	Download Form [485.32KB]	Guidance [474.21KB]

Other forms

Application type	Form	Guidance notes and fees
Application for consent to display and advertisement(s)	Download Form [304.3KB]	Guidance [21.85KB]
Application for the removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission	Download Form [300.56KB]	Guidance [47.36KB]
Application for consent to display an advertisement and application for listed building consent	Not Available	Not Available
Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permission	Download Form [439.74KB]	Guidance [33.31KB] Instructions [63.5KB]
Notice under Article 6 for applicants completing certificates B or C - Householder applications	Download Form [59.67KB]	Not Available
Notice under Article 6 for applicants completing certificates B or C - Non-Householder applications	Download Form [16.26KB]	Not Available
Building Control Forms	Go to the Building Control forms page	Not Available

Additional information

► Guide to the type of application form to use [33.27KB]

► Guidance for Supporting Documents - Appendix 1 [36.59KB]

► Design and access statements

► Template S106 Legal Obligations

► Home Energy Efficiency Questionnaire [45.33KB]

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