Planning advice notes give essential and in-depth information about the planning process and its requirements.
These are the advice notes the Authority has written to try and help you to understand the planning process better.
PAN1 - Applying for planning permission - an overview of the planning application process
PAN2 - Fees for planning and advertisement applications
Details how much you should pay for your application
PAN3 - Helpful advice and guidance - advice on guidance on seeking planning permission
PAN4 - Planning Applications - how to comment - support or object to a live application
PAN5 - Advertisements and signs - many advertisements and signs require consent
PAN6 - Planning Surgeries/Advice Centres - advice on planning matters for the general public
PAN7 - Protected trees and hedgerows - How to apply to remove hedgerows or work on trees in a conservation area or which are subject to a tree preservation order (TPO)
PAN8 - Enforcement of planning controls guidance if you are affected by breaches of planning and listed bulding control explaining what the Authority can do and timescales
PAN9 - Location Plans - guidance on providing location plans
PAN10 - Listed buildings and conservation areas - how to list a building and how to undertake work on a listed building.
PAN11 - Design and Access statements - you must submit a design statement and an access statement in support of your application. You will find further information under Validation Requirements
PAN12 - Customer Care Charter - A customer care charter for development control purposes
PAN13 - Planning Appeals - if you are considering making an appeal, commenting on an appeal or researching the planning history of a property
PAN14 - Satellite Dishes - a note for householders who need to know whether they require planning permission to install satellite dishes at their homes. The advice does not apply to non-residential buildings, flats and maisonettes.
PAN15 - Septic Tanks - A guide to percolation tests and soakaway drain calculation
PAN16 - Applying for a Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use or Development - if you need a formal decision from the Authority stating whether planning permission is required or not
PAN17 - Bats, buildings and development - bats are legally protected and you must conserve them during development
PAN18 - Barn owls and development - barn owls are legally protected and you must conserve them during development
PAN19 - General Planning Information - for identifying general planning constraints relating to your site
PAN20 - Domesitc Micro-Generation - note for householders who need to know whether planning permission is required to install domestic micro-generation equipment at their homes.
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