Pre-application planning advice is a process which encourages anyone wanting to carry out development to talk with the Local Planning Authority to obtain informal guidance in advance of submitting a formal application.
The Local Planning Authority request that the pre-application request advice form is completed in full and submitted alongside the required information identified on the form.
Find costs for pre-application advice
Definitions of development
Examples of minor development:
- residential development of 1-9 dwellings or outline area less than 0.5 hectare
- non-residential development of less than 1,000m2 floor area
- agricultural development
- single domestic or farm scale wind turbine
- solar park development of less than 1 hectare
- change of use
- telecommunications development
Examples of major development:
- residential development of over 10 dwellings or outline area over 0.5 hectares
- non-residential development of over 1,000m2 floor area
- commercial wind turbine development of over 1 turbine
- solar park development of over 1 hectare
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