Guidance Notes for Planning

Listed below are some downloadable leaflets on how the planning process works.

The Planning Portal also have a variety of different interactive guides which may also help provide advice. These can be accessed via the following links:

• Useful Hints and Tips on how to submit an electronic application via the Planning Portal.
• The Interactive House Guide an interactive semi-detached house for guidance on many common householder projects, including home microgeneration.
• The Interactive Terrace for guidance relating to flats, shops and basements as well as many common householder projects.
• The Extension mini-guide.
• The Loft Conversion mini-guide.
• The Porches mini-guide.
• The Outbuildings mini guide.

Guidance, published in August 2010, is also available for Householders as to what is 'Permitted Development'. See our webpage on Permitted Development Rights for further details.

Downloads:

File format	File title	File size / Download time
	Do I Need Planning Permission?	65K 56Kbps Modem: 9 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second
	The Planning Process Explained	78K 56Kbps Modem: 11 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second
	Have Your Say - Public Speaking at Planning Committee Meetings	76K 56Kbps Modem: 11 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second
	Matters taken into account in determining a Planning Application	93K 56Kbps Modem: 14 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second
	Lawful Development Certificates - An Explanatory Guide	42K 56Kbps Modem: 6 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second
	A Householder's Planning Guide for the Installation of Antenna, including Satellite Dishes	332K 56Kbps Modem: 49 Seconds Broadband: 2 Seconds
	Landscape Development Checklist	3MB 56Kbps Modem: 8 Minutes Broadband: 17 Seconds
	Planning Guidance for Rural Businesses	1MB 56Kbps Modem: 3 Minutes Broadband: 6 Seconds