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)

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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