Apply for planning permission
As part of the council’s drive to ensure that applications are determined within their statutory timeframes with no extensions of time new processes and validation requirements are being implemented. A report (pdf, 116kb)was approved at the Council’s Environment and Development Services Committee in August 2022. This report sets out the steps taken to streamline the validation process and allow agents to apply to be on a published list of approved agents, unless they request that their details are not made public in this way. To apply to be on this list please send an email to planning@southderbyshire.gov.uk with your request. Please make clear in this request that you are content for your details to be made public.
The council has a statutory duty to determine applications in a timely manner and to allow for this applicants and agents have a duty to prepare quality applications that provide all the information required to determine applications. To assist in this the council has updated its existing national and local validation lists to reflect recent changes in legislation. These documents list what plans and additional information is needed to support different planning applications. Failure to supply the relevant information will result in delays in the consideration of your application by a Planning Officer. The lists provided do not prevent you from submitting additional information to support your application and it may be that additional information is requested during the course of your application by the Planning Officer to enable an appropriate assessment of all the material considerations.
- Validation Table July 2024 (pdf, 130kb)
- Validation lists supporting document July 2024 (pdf, 130kb)
Once you have obtained permission you may need to address other legal issues, such as building regulations, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, private covenants and obligations.
The Planning Portal helps you through the application process and lets you create and attach a professional quality site location plan by downloading appropriate Ordnance Survey maps. It even calculates the correct planning application fees, which you can pay online.
When complete, your application and site map can be printed and mailed or sent to our Planning department electronically. You will then be able to track the progress of your application online throughout the process.
If you do not want to apply online, you can download the relevant paper forms - the Planning Portal will help you choose the right forms. Some consent types cannot be applied for online - paper forms can be obtained for these.