Pre-application advice

Before submitting a planning application, we strongly recommend that you use the Pre-application advice service.

We can offer you specialist advice and knowledge on the various matters you need to consider before submitting an application. This will include:

Clarifying which policies / standards/ factors apply to your development
Helping you to submit an application that is complete, avoiding any delay during the registration / validation stage
Advising you to prepare an application which, if you give full consideration to the advice provided, will speed up the process of determining your application
Can lead to reducing the time taken by professional consultants and can save costs as they prepare the proposals
Advising you if the principle of the development is unacceptable, therefore saving you the cost of applying

There is a different process with large scale and complex application. View details.