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Submit planning application
This section contains useful information about the application process.
How to apply
Please submit your planning application through the Planning Portal website: www.planningportal.co.ukThe best way to make a planning application is online using the government’s Planning Portal website. You can ask for pre-application advice from us, checking what fees are due and looking through our checklists of required forms. Alternatively, you can submit a paper application using the forms within this section.
The application process
This section explains the planning application process -...
Guidance on applying
About half the planning applications we receive are...
Application forms and checklists
On this page you can download application forms,...
Supporting documents
In every case, the relevant national and local...
More on applying
This section contains useful information about the application process.
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