Planning and building control

Planning and building control regulations control what you can build.

Planning

Find information on planning services, including checking if you need planning permission, submitting an application, and viewing or commenting on applications.

Building control

Building control approve certain stages of building work so work can continue. Nearly all building work needs building control approval.

Environment and planning

Search and find information on planning issues affecting countryside, environment and archaeology.

Minerals and waste planning applications

Find and comment on existing applications. Make a minerals and waste planning application if your development relates to quarries, mines, landfills and various other forms of waste in our area.

Local land charges

Find out if a property you’re buying is subject to additional restrictions or charges.

Trees and hedges

You will need to contact us about work on trees protected by Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, removal of countryside hedgerows and high hedge complaints.

Nutrient Neutrality

The requirement to demonstrate Nutrient Neutrality applies to all full and outline planning applications for the certain types of development. Submission of specific documents is a validation requirement for all applicable types of planning application.

Commons registration

Apply to inspect, search or amend the registers of common land and village greens, register a new village green, view notices of applications and decisions.

Independent Mitigation Sites

Register your interest in a legal agreement to regulate a phosphorus nutrient neutrality mitigation site, or an offsite biodiversity net gain site.

Street naming and numbering

Find out how we manage the Local Land and Property Gazetteer, and how apply for a new or amended street or house name and number.