Planning advice notes

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.