Submit a planning application

The easiest way to submit your planning application is to use the national Planning Portal. You will need to log in or register for a new account.

Submit an application on the Planning Portal

For help with your submission and with using the Planning Portal, contact the Planning Portal help centre. They can support you with:

• completing your online application
• problems filling out an application
• questions on how to use the website

You can also call them:

Telephone: 0333 323 4589

What you will need

All planning applications must meet both national and local validation requirements. These vary depending on the type of proposed development. 

Full details are outlined in our planning validation checklist.

Fees

Your fee will be calculated as part of the application process on the Planning Portal. You will be asked to pay when you submit your application.

• calculate your planning fee – Planning Portal
• planning permission: what it costs – Planning Portal

New planning service fees and charges were introduced on 1 April 2025.

Invalid applications 

If there is a problem with your application we will email you. 

Common reasons for invalid planning applications include: 

• the fee has not been paid or the incorrect fee has been paid
• no Community Infrastructure Levy additional information form – this is a compulsory requirement for all applications for full planning permission, householder and outline applications irrespective of whether floor space is being created or not
• no scale bar on the drawings
• drawings have ‘do not scale’ on them
• incorrect application form is submitted
• incorrect address is given

If your application is invalid, we will advise you of the information required. You will then have 28 days in which to respond with the required information or payment.

If we do not receive all of the information required to make the application valid within 28 days of a written request, no further action will be taken on your application.