I need to know more about the planning application process
This page contains information about how we process applications, how you can be involved in the process and how we make decisions.
Select the document that relates to your needs:
- What happens to my planning application? (pdf) or (word)
This guide explains what happens to an application when we receive it: how we process it, site visit procedures, how we negotiate and the procedure for amendments - How can I comment on a planning application? (pdf) or (word)
This guide explains how to comment on an application that interests you: how to obtain more information, how to let us know your views, what we can take into account, and how we will take your views into account - How does the Council decide planning applications? (pdf) or (word)
This guide explains the decision making process: how decisions are made by committee or by officers under “delegated powers” and how we inform you of the decision
How to let us know your views on a planning application
If you want to comment on a planning application please go to comment on a live planning application or write to us.
Please make sure that we receive your comments before the consultation deadline, which is usually just over 3-weeks after we receive an application. Please quote the planning application number (if known) and the address of the property to which it relates. We will inform you of the final decision, if you make comments. You should also be aware that legislation requires that any letter or email you send in response to an application has to be available for inspection by the applicant or others interested in the application. We cannot therefore take into account comments that are marked “confidential”. Any correspondence so marked has to be ignored.
Go to the Planning Information page for more information about current applications
