The  development control team  deals with all applications for planning permission.

The team also handles appeals about planning permission, listed building and advertisement consents, and works on tree protection issues.

The team is here to help you if you are making an application - and also to help you have your say about planning applications.

It advises developers and householders, gives pre-application advice - and investigates possible breaches of planning control.team advises developers and householders, gives pre-application advice, and investigates possible breaches of planning control.

To get more information on planning issues, and how we can help you, click on the headings below, or the links 'in this section' on the right.

Calls and contact with Development Control

New procedures for handling calls from the public

With effect from 4th November 2019

Planning Support staff will be available to receive phone calls during the following times:

Monday to Friday 10am – 1pm

The contact numbers are:  01282 425011 ext 3291, 3294 and 3297

Please note that calls will not be received outside of the above times.

For anyone with a general planning enquiry and wanting to speak to a Planning officer they can ring as above and ask to speak to the Duty Planning Officer during the following times:

Monday to Friday 12 noon – 1pm.  Please ring 01282 425011 and the following extension number as applies:

Subject to the working hours of individual Planning Officers, they will be able to take calls relating to planning cases they are dealing with during normal office hours but anyone wishing to make a general enquiry should ring during the duty hour each day.

Do I need planning permission for the work I want to do?