Environment

The Planning Service welcomes the submission of planning applications online through our partnership with Planning Portal.

Make an online planning application

The Planning Portal Guide will take you through the online submission process from selecting the appropriate forms and attaching documents to formally submitting the application and paying the application fee.

To make sure your electronic application is correctly presented please refer to our Guide to Submitting Electronic Files with Planning Applications (.pdf format, 815kb)

Please could you ensure that all documents are correctly orientated for on screen display and all pages in an individual document have the same orientation.

What are the benefits to you?

• save money on printing costs and help the environment
• save time completing application forms as you only need to submit one copy
• allows you to attach electronic documents and pay online
• The application will be checked for completeness at the point the application is submitted thus reducing the likelihood of the application being deemed invalid on receipt.

You will have to register with the Planning Portal, but this will allow you to save and return to applications in progress.

You can buy maps from the planning portal to support your application using the Planning Portals - Create a Site Location Plan webpage

You can calculate the fee for any application using the Planning Portals - Fee Calculator webpage

Details of planning fees are also available on the application forms page on this website.

If you do not wish to submit your application online you can submit a written application by downloading the relevant application form.

The application forms, guidance notes and validation checklists can be found on the Planning Application Forms webpage