How to Apply for Planning Permission
Once you have established that planning permission is required,
you will need to submit a planning application.
The Council may advertise your application and will put
a notice on or near the site and carry out certain
statutory consultations, this will take a minimum of four to five
weeks to process and determine the application, but often
eight weeks or longer if the matter has to be referred to the
Planning Committee - so apply early. Remember too, that whilst the
majority (88%) of applications are given permission yours may be
refused, and you should allow for that possibility in any
calculations.
Forms and all supporting documents may be obtained from this website or the Planning Office. (There
is no charge for the forms). Fill in all the relevant parts of the
forms and remember to sign and date them.
You can now also apply online through the Planning Portal -
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/apply
Submit the correct number (the original plus three copies) and
type of supporting plans. Each application should be accompanied by
site plans at a scale of not less than 1:2500 and, where
appropriate, detailed plans, sections and elevations of not less
than 1:100 scale. Further details of what needs to be submitted are
in the Validation
Checklist.
The District Council can no longer supply you directly with
Ordnance Survey plans. You can purchase them at
Get Mapping or from other Ordnance Survey
Mapping and Data Centres, a list can be found at www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk.
If an application is complicated then a clear concise statement
to explain the background and the proposal is always useful. Plans
should be numbered and dated for identification.
Pay the correct statutory fee a
list of fees is available here (this is a pdf document)
It is most important that you complete the relevant Certificate
relating to land ownership. There are different certificates
depending on whether you are the sole owner of all the land
concerned if other owners are involved or if you cannot trace the
owners. You can apply for permission to develop someone else's
land, but only if you have completed the correct form. Even if you
have been given planning permission, you will still require the
owner's consent to undertake the development.
Whilst you can apply for planning permission yourself it is
often advisable to pay an architect, surveyor, or similarly
qualified person to act on your behalf. He or she will, as your
agent, prepare the plans, carry out the technical work for you and
submit covering information as necessary.
Contact Planning
Telephone: 01304 872486
Email developmentcontrol@dover.gov.uk
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