Planning application forms and requirements
Instead of downloading an application to send us in the post, we encourage you to apply online using the Planning Portal government website.
Using the table below, you can download the application forms, the accompanying form guidance notes and our local planning application requirements checklists.
The Council has approved a list of local planning application requirements which need to be submitted with your application to make the application valid. These can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. Please use the relevant checklist in the table below to indicate the information you have provided with your application. The Council has produced general advice on submitting a planning application, following this advice will help to ensure there are no unnecessary delays in processing your application.
Community Infrastructure Levy
The Mayor of London is introducing a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule. With limited exceptions CIL will be payable on all developments granted full planning permission by the Council from 1 April 2012 involving an increase in net floorspace of over 100m2 or involving the creation of a new residential units.
Find details of the Mayoral CIL. The Council will be collecting the Mayoral CIL on behalf of the Mayor.
In order to enable the Council to calculate the amount of CIL accurately, applicants for relevant applications as indicated in the table below should download and complete a CIL additional information form and forward it to the Council with your planning application.
Advice and guidance
Find more advice and requirements relating to submitting your application. Please do not apply until you have downloaded and read these.
You can find out about the Council's key planning policy documents:
Further policy advice is available in Supplementary Planning Guidance.
Plans
Every planning application needs a site location plan and block plan showing the location and boundaries of the site you are planning to work on. You can use the Planning Portal's 'Buy a Plan' service to ensure that you meet our requirements, whether you are a planning professional or first-time applicant.
Buy a Plan from the Planning Portal
| Application type | Guidance notes (PDF) | Application form (PDF) | Application checklist (MS Word) | CIL Additional Information Form required? |
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Householder Applications |
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| Householder application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwelling | Read this first | Yes | ||
| Householder application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwelling and conservation area consent | Yes | |||
| Householder application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwelling and listed building consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building | Yes | |||
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Planning Notice. This notice is to be printed and served on individuals if Certificate B or C is completed |
No | |||
| Applications for Full Planning Permission | ||||
| Application for planning permission | Read this first |
Yes |
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| Application for planning permission and conservation area consent for demolition in a conservation area | Read this first |
Yes |
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| Application for planning permission and listed building consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building | Read this first |
Yes |
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| Application for planning permission and consent to display an advertisement(s) | Application form | Checklist |
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Planning Notice. This notice is to be printed and served on individuals if Certificate B or C is completed) |
Notice form | |||
| Applications for Outline Permission | ||||
| Application for outline planning permission with some matters reserved | Application form | Checklist | Yes if application involves 10 or more proposed residential units |
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| Application for outline planning permission with all matters reserved | Application form | Checklist |
Yes if application involves 10 or more proposed residential units |
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| Applications for Reserved Matters and Removal or Variation of Conditions | ||||
| Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval | Application form | Checklist |
Yes if outline permission was granted after 31 March 2012 |
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| Application for removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission or listed building consent | Application form | Checklist |
No |
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| Application for approval of details reserved by a condition following full permission or listed building consent | Application form | Checklist |
Yes if full permission was granted after 31 March 2012 and the commencement of development was dependent on the condition |
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| Conservation Area Consent (only), Listed Building Consent (only and plus Advertisement Consent) and Works to Trees | ||||
| Application for conservation area consent for demolition in a conservation area | Application form | Checklist |
No |
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| Application for listed building consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building | Application form | Checklist |
No |
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| Application for listed building consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building plus advertisement consent | Not yet available, see notes to individual forms | Application form | No | |
| Application for tree works - Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and/or Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas | Application form | Checklist |
No |
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| Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area | Application form | Checklist |
No |
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| Advertisement Consent Only | ||||
| Application for consent to display an advertisement(s) | Application form | Checklist |
No |
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| Lawful Development Certificate Applications | ||||
| Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use of operation or activity including those in breach of planning condition | Application from | Checklist |
Yes |
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| Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use or development | Application form | Checklist | Yes | |
| Other Application Types | ||||
| Application form for prior notification of proposed development in respect of permitted development by telecommunications code systems operators | Application form | Checklist |
No |
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| Application for prior notification of proposed demolition | Application form | Checklist |
No |
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| Application for extension of time | Read this first | Application form | See Checklist of original application type | No |
| Application for non-material amendment | Read this first | No | ||
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the questions we often get asked.
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