A planning application is a professional submission, even for small developments. Poor preparation is the most common cause of delay.
Every planning application must include enough detail for our planning officers to assess your proposal. Incomplete or unclear applications are one of the most common causes of delay.
Preparing properly means:
Before you start gathering plans and documents, make sure you’re applying for the right type of permission.
You may need:
The council offers a pre-application planning advice service to help you understand local requirements before submitting a formal application.
This can help you:
Pre application advice is not approval, but it can save time and cost in the long term.
For proposals involving 50 or more homes, or particularly complex issues, a Planning Performance Agreement may be appropriate.
PPAs:
Most larger applications require:
Validation requirements differ by application type.
When submitting your application it is important that you include all the necessary documents. This helps us understand what you want to do, and will speed up the decision-making process.
Most planning applications need the following:
Find out exactly what is needed for each type of application:
Further national and local validation requirements >>
Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to an Outline Planning Consent >>
Using the following formats will make it quicker for us to validate your planning application.
Use the following format file names and descriptions:
For example:
For supporting reports you should reflects the name used within the validation list, followed by the site address.
For example: The planning statement for an application relating to the Brent Civic Centre should be named: Planning Statement Brent Civic Centre.pdf
Planning application fees are set nationally, but they’re paid to the council when you apply.
You can use the Planning Portal fee calculator to estimate what your application will cost.
We also charge for:
