Validation guides

Our Validation Guides were adopted by Full Council on 29 October 2024.  They set out the information you need to submit with your planning application to make it valid.   

Validation Guide updated Nov 2024

Validation Guide Householder updated Nov 2024

You should apply online via the Planning Portal and the relevant planning fee must be paid before your application is sent to us.

It is your responsibility to ensure that all relevant documentation has been provided.  If your application is considered to be invalid we will write to you and tell you what information/documentation is required to make your application valid and ask you to submit it within the next 21 days.  If we do not receive the information within this timeframe we will close our file and take no further action on the application.  If you wish to continue after this stage you will need to start again and resubmit a new application with all the correct documentation/information 

Please note this includes biodiversity reports that can only be undertaken at certain times of the year such as emergence surveys.  We will not hold onto invalid applications awaiting reports.

If we close our file your application fee will be returned after deduction of a 10% (min £65 Max £500) admin fee.