Planning Applications
In the financial year 2008/09 the Council determined 1,113 applications that are counted for statistical purposes. Applications are divided into 3 categories; ‘major’ (10 dwellings or more, or 1000 square metres or more of commercial space); ‘minor’ (1-9 dwellings and less than 1000 square metres of commercial floor space); and ‘other’ (the remainder, including householder proposals).
Set against the Governments targets,(the percentage of applications dealt with in 13 weeks for ‘major’ and 8 weeks for ‘minor’ and ‘other’, the Councils performance in 2008/09 was (targets in brackets):-
Majors – 50% (60%), Minor 63.2% (65%), Other 85.8% (80%)
The following pages deal with the various stages of the planning process:
Supporting documentation to accompany applications
Section 106 Planning Obligations
- PublicAccess
- Planning Portal
- The Planning Inspectorate

