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Building control fees
Published on 30 October 2018Building control fees
Find out what your Building Control fee and charges are for the work you are doing. (more…)
Building control fees as of 1 April 2025 (pdf 72KB)
How much do I pay?
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Apply for building control approval
Published on 30 October 2018Apply for building control approval
Use the Planning Portal to make electronic and offline Building Control applications.
Building Control applications on the Planning Portal
Key features of the Planning Portal include: (more…)
- Free of charge to use
- Works with all CAD applications and paper scans
- Eliminates sending multiple paper plans (when submitted electronically)
- Saves time and money
- Send an application at any time (available 24/7)
- Environmentally friendly
- All you require is web access
- Track the progress of your application online (when submitted electronically)
More information
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What is building control?
Published on 30 October 2018What is building control?
Building regulations set minimum standards for design, construction and alterations to almost all buildings. You need building control approval if you are building, (more…)
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Report a planning breach
Published on 29 October 2018Report a planning breach
If you are concerned work has been carried out which you think does not have planning permission, (more…)
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Appeal a planning decision
Published on 29 October 2018Search, view and comment on planning applications
Do you need planning permission?
Pre and post application advice
Planning application validation requirements
EFSAC – Guidance for applicants
Appeal a planning decision
Weekly list of planning applications
Development Management service guide
Planning Enforcement service guide
Appeal a planning decision
You can appeal a planning decision if you disagree with it, (more…)
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Planning application validation requirements
Published on 29 October 2018Search, view and comment on planning applications
Do you need planning permission?
Pre and post application advice
Planning application validation requirements
EFSAC – Guidance for applicants
Weekly list of planning applications
Development Management service guide
Planning Enforcement service guide
Planning application validation requirements
Important advice for applicants and agentsTo prevent delays in processing your application please ensure you include all the necessary information and submit the validation checklist with your application. (more…)
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Duty planner advice service
Published on 2 September 2020Search, view and comment on planning applications
Do you need planning permission?
Duty planner advice service
Pre and post application advice
Planning application validation requirements
Weekly list of planning applications
Duty planner advice service
Get informal advice on some planning issues from our duty planner advice service. (more…)
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Planning fees
Published on 29 October 2018Planning fees
In most cases you must pay a fee when you make a planning application. (more…)
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Apply for pre & post application advice
Published on 29 October 2018Apply for pre & post application advice
It can be very helpful to seek the council’s advice about your planning proposals before submitting your actual application. This can help to overcome potential difficulties and ensure the application deals with all important planning considerations.
We will aim to respond to you within 6 weeks of submission, depending on the complexity of the proposal. However major applications may take significantly longer to deal with. In such instances we will seek to agree appropriate timescales, (more…)
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Planning Enforcement service charter
Published on 7 January 2021Search, view and comment on planning applications
Do you need planning permission?
Pre and post application advice
Planning application validation requirements
EFSAC – Guidance for applicants
Weekly list of planning applications
Development Management service charter
Planning Enforcement service charter
Planning enforcement service guide
Submitting a complaintAn allegation of a breach of planning controls reported through our website will be acknowledged immediately with an automatic email. (more…)