Department of Regulatory Services

Planning Development Control Division

The main duties within the division of Development Control are to include the provision of advice on whether planning permission is required, assessing, registering and determination of planning applications, dealing with planning appeals, monitoring development and, where necessary, taking enforcement action against unauthorised work.

Principal Officers:

• Director of Regulatory Services  -  Garry White

• Head of Development Control  -  Lee Smith
• Team Leader, Major Applications - Newrick Martin
• Team Leader, Minor Applications  -  Kim Hayler
• Planning Enforcement and Support Team Manager  -  Peter Cooper

Principal Services:

Information on the main services that the division deals with is listed below:-

• Planning advice
• Making a planning application and what needs to go with the form  (24 Kb)
• Information about appeals
• Information about Enforcement

General Advice and Information:

• Details Pursuant - New Procedure for Approving details Required by Condition on Planning Permissions
• Inspect and Comment on Planning Applications - View and comment on details of current planning applications and their associated documents (including the weekly lists of recent planning applications and planning decisions)
• The Planning Portal - For further information on submitting applications online via the Planning Portal
• How much does it cost? (232 Kb)
• Planning Development Control Committee - To view committee papers, which include agendas, minutes, officers' reports and progress of appeals

• Government Guide to the Planning Process (this is an external hyperlink)
• Extension Design Guide
• Binstore Design
• Smoking Shelters and Structures around Buildings (229 Kb)
• Commenting on applications
• Objecting to an application
• Variations to Planning Permissions

• Dealing with appeals against refusal of planning permission (this is an external hyperlink)
• Can I comment on appeal? (this is an external hyperlink)
• High Hedges

Other Information:

• Information about Building Control
• Charges for Documents
• Department for Communities and Local Government (this is an external hyperlink) - For a range of information on the planning process

For information about other aspects of planning including the emerging Local Development Framework, the Local Plan, Conservation, Trees, Listed Buildings and Economic Development see Planning and Transportation.