Planning

Latest news

• Core Strategy Preferred Options Consultation launched.
• New Evidence Base documents for Core Strategy now available 
• Permitted development rights changed on 1st October 2008      
• The Council have ceased to apply the Managing Housing Supply SPD policy for the purposes of development control decision making with immediate effect
• Urban and Rural Conservation Area Guidance now available on our website 
• Updated Publications list - April 2009 (174kb, PDF)

Planning applications

• Search for an application- includes commenting on an application
• Submit an application
• Application forms
• Residential planning
• Business planning
• The decision process
• Planning Committee reports/agenda  
• Planning breaches and enforcement   
• Tree preservation

If you need to you can contact our staff by phone or email.

Building regulations

Find out about making an application, fees and download forms. You can also search our building regulations register of applications.

• Building regulations
• Search building regulations applications

Planning policy

• What is planning policy?
• Local development framework 
• Core strategy
• Local plan
• Supplementary planning guidance
• Monitoring reports
• Email alerts - be informed when the council produces or consults on documents

Conservation

The conservation team provide advice and information on listed buildings, conservation areas and historic buildings grants.  More information can be found on the Conservation homepage

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