Apply for planning permission

You can apply for planning permission online. There are many advantages to submitting your application online. The benefits include:

• no printing and postage costs
• creating a site location plan
• applying anytime
• adding any attachments to your submission
• calculating your fees for you

Please note that when applying online you'll need to pay the planning application fee directly to the Planning Portal. Applications submitted through the Planning Portal also attract an admin fee (currently £60).

You can still submit paper applications by post by downloading and printing documents from the Planning Portal, but to reflect the time and costs involved in processing applications that do not use the Portal, we match the Portal’s administration fee for all applications submitted on paper or by email.

If you need to make a payment for a planning application submitted by post you will be sent a payment link by email.

Please note that we no longer accept payment by cheque.

Before you submit your application you should look at some of the advice and guidance we provide. You may also wish to calculate your fees upfront.