I need to know more about the planning service
This page will help you understand more about our services, what to expect from us and how to get this service.
Select the document that relates to your needs:
- Your Guide to Planning
This leaflet tells you about the role of our planning and transportation service.
The following documents tell you about the standard of service we aim to provide for the different aspects of the planning service:
- Service Standards: The Planning Applications Service (110KB PDF file)
- Service Standards: The Planning Enforcement Service (109.20KB PDF file)
- Planning Code of Good Practice (180KB PDF file)
This document tells you about the procedures that are followed by officers and councillors to help ensure that we make planning decisions in an open and impartial manner, with sound judgement and for justifiable reasons.
- Enforcement Protocol (124KB PDF file)
This document tells you about the procedures that are followed by enforcement officers to help ensure that the function is carried out in an equitable, practical and consistent manner.
- Copying and Research Charges (24KB PDF file)
Details of the charges that are made for photocopying and carrying out research.
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