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Pre-planning application advice

The Council provides a service of giving pre-planning application advice on proposals to both establish whether and what type of permissions are required, plus the planning issues relating to any individual scheme.

A minimum level of information is required when requesting pre-planning advice. Please provide the following details:

  • Applicant name and address
  • Site address
  • Proposal
  • Site location plan with the site outline in red
  • Sketch of proposal with measurements and materials indicated

Any submitted pre-planning application enquiries without these minimum levels of information will not be processed by the department.

Any response from officers will represent their opinion and will not be the binding view of the Local Planning Authority. Any future application received will be assessed on its individual planning merits with the final decision resting with the Local Planning Authority.   


Downloadable Documents

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File nameSizeApproximate Download time
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerDo I need Planning Permission? in PDF format187 Kb27 secs @ 56k, 1 sec @ 2mb
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerPre-Application For Householder Development in PDF format126 Kb18 secs @ 56k, 1 sec @ 2mb
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerPre-Application For Advertisement in PDF format129 Kb18 secs @ 56k, 1 sec @ 2mb
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerPre-Application For Minor Development in PDF format153 Kb22 secs @ 56k, 1 sec @ 2mb
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerPre-Application For Major Development in PDF format134 Kb19 secs @ 56k, 1 sec @ 2mb

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