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On a cost recovery basis the Local Planning Authority will change for the following work:

Requests for a check as to whether planning permission and/or listed building consent is required.

There is a charge of £40 inclusive of VAT that needs to be paid in advance. A written response will be sent with 10 working days. This is a desk-based exercise and as such these enquiries should be submitted in writing with as much detail as possible to enable the Local Planning Authority to establish if planning permission/listed building consent are required.

Confirmation of closure of enforcement case

Please note that this process cannot be used to confirm compliance with a condition requiring a development to be commenced or completed within a certain time period (usually Condition 1 to on most Decision Notices). To seek confirmation that a development has commenced in time, you will need to submit a Certificate of Lawful Development.

If the Council has investigated, found a breach of planning control at your property and determined that no further action will be taken, you will be verbally advised of the outcome. However, if you require a letter of comfort confirming the Council’s decision on the matter, this can be provided once the payment of £50 (including VAT) has been received. The fee needs to be paid in advance and the Council will provide a written response within 10 working days.

Confirmation of compliance with any formal enforcement action

Please note that this process cannot be used to confirm compliance with a condition requiring a development to be commenced or completed within a certain time period (usually Condition 1 to on most Decision Notices). To seek confirmation that a development has commenced in time, you will need to submit a Certificate of Lawful Development.

There is a charge of £50 (including VAT) for those who seek written confirmation as to whether any formal enforcement action has been complied with. The fee needs to be paid in advance and the Council will respond within 10 working days.

Confirmation of compliance with listed building consent

Please note that this process cannot be used to confirm compliance with a condition requiring a development to be commenced or completed within a certain time period (usually Condition 1 to on most Decision Notices). To seek confirmation that a development has commenced in time, you will need to submit a Certificate of Lawful Development.

There is a charge of £90 (including VAT) for those who seek confirmation of compliance with Listed Building Consents. The fee needs to be paid in advance and the Council will respond within 10 working days.

Confirmation of discharge of planning conditions.

Please note that this process cannot be used to confirm compliance with a condition requiring a development to be commenced or completed within a certain time period (usually Condition 1 to on most Decision Notices). To seek confirmation that a development has commenced in time, you will need to submit a Certificate of Lawful Development.

There is a charge of £90 (including VAT) for the first condition on each Notice of Decision and £30 (including VAT) for any additional conditions on that notice of Decision requested at the same time. This is for those who require confirmation as to whether the Planning Conditions have been discharged on any single decision notice. When making the request the relevant decision notice reference number and condition numbers will need to be provided.

This will involve a desktop assessment of the files and will not confirm whether the conditions, if discharge, have subsequently been complied with (see further service below).

The fee needs to be paid in advance and the Council will respond within 10 working days.

Note: This service is different from the formal process of applying to discharge a planning condition.

Confirmation of compliance with planning and listed building conditions

Please note that this process cannot be used to confirm compliance with a condition requiring a development to be commenced or completed within a certain time period (usually Condition 1 to on most Decision Notices). To seek confirmation that a development has commenced in time, you will need to submit a Certificate of Lawful Development.

There is a charge of £90 (including VAT) for the first condition on each Notice of Decision and £30 (including VAT) for any additional conditions on that notice of Decision requested at the same time. This is for those who seek confirmation as to whether planning and listed building conditions have been complied with on any single decision notice. When making the request the relevant decision notice reference number and condition numbers will need to be provided.

The fee needs to be paid in advance and the Council will respond within 10 working days.

Note: This service is different from the formal process of applying to discharge a planning condition.

Confirmation of compliance with section 106 planning obligations

Please note that this process cannot be used to confirm compliance with a condition requiring a development to be commenced or completed within a certain time period (usually Condition 1 to on most Decision Notices). To seek confirmation that a development has commenced in time, you will need to submit a Certificate of Lawful Development.

There is a charge of £90 (including VAT) for those who seek confirmation of compliance a clause within legal agreements with an addition £30 (including VAT) for any additional clauses within that legal agreement requested at the same time.

The fee needs to be paid in advance and the Council will respond within 10 working days.

Other Enquiries

There is a charge of £50 (including VAT) for those who seek written confirmation of information not included above (e.g. confirmation of the meaning of a condition, confirmation of details submitted with an application or comments received etc.)

The fee needs to be paid in advance and the Council will respond within 10 working days.