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  • Information, advice, leaflets and documents

    Residents:

    • The Planning Portal's Interactive Guide covers both planning permission and building regulations rules
    • Alterations to windows
    • Before you start work leaflet (.pdf 122KB)
    • Comments and objections leaflet (.pdf 121KB)
    • Do I need Planning Permission?
    • Do I Need a Lawful Development Certificate? leaflet (.pdf 111KB)
    • Extensions
    • Extensions leaflet (.pdf 55KB)
    • Hardstandings, driveways and vehicular accesses
    • Hardstandings, driveways and vehicular accesses leaflet (.pdf 54KB)
    • High hedges
    • Householder guide to living in a conservation area document (.pdf 300KB)
    • Land ownership and boundary disputes
    • Replacement windows and doors leaflet (.pdf 66KB)
    • Satellite dishes
    • Satellite dishes leaflet (.pdf 45KB)
    • Telecommunications
    • Telecommunications development leaflet (.pdf 95KB)

    Businesses and developers

    • Advice on business premises (including running a business from home and conservation)
    • Advice on site and premises security
    • Business adverts (shop fronts, illuminated signs)
    • Ecology and biodiversity advice for developers
    • Ecology and biodiversity advice for developers leaflet (.pdf 73KB)
    • Estate Agents (seafront advertising boards)
    • Guidance for developers about community involvement document (.pdf 137KB)
    • Houses in Multiple Occupation
    • Opening a cafe, restaurant, bar or takeaway leaflet (.pdf 397KB)
    • Opening a cafe, restaurant, bar or takeaway leaflet - Turkish version (.pdf 224KB)
    • Opening a cafe, restaurant, bar or takeaway leaflet - Russian version (.pdf 242KB)
    • Opening a cafe, restaurant, bar or takeaway leaflet - Mandarin version (.pdf 294KB)
    • Opening a cafe, restaurant, bar or takeaway leaflet - Arabic version (.pdf 317KB)
    • Public art guide for developers
    • Public art guide for developers leaflet (.pdf 425KB)
    • Security shutters advice leaflet (.pdf 131KB)

    General information

    Popular links:

    • Conservation areas and listed buildings
    • Tree Preservation Orders
    • Planning Enforcement
    • Guidance: Plain English guide to the planning system

    Other advice:

    • Design Assessment Guide (.pdf 63KB)
    • Planning Decisions FAQs (.pdf 151KB)
    • Glossary of architectural terms
    • Hazardous substances consents register
    • Pre-application advice
    • Before you start building work
    • Common types of planning application
    • Commenting on planning applications
    • About Compulsory Purchase Orders
    • Construction and demolition waste
    • Construction and demolition waste leaflet (.pdf 105KB)
    • Unilateral Undertaking Section 106 Template (.doc 73KB)

    Planning leaflets

    • Tree Preservation Appeal
    • Advertisement Application Appeals
    • Full Application Appeal
    • Certificate of Lawfulness Appeals
    • Retaining Walls
  • Planning advice

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