After a decision has been made
If planning permission is granted
Most planning approvals contain planning conditions. We use conditions to make a development acceptable. Conditions can require further information, prevent something or reserve certain matters to be submitted and approved later.
For those conditions that require you to provide further information to the Council, you can do this by making an application to discharge or approve details reserved by conditions via the Planning Portal.
Depending on the nature of the condition, you may wish to seek planning advice from us before submitting an application to discharge or approve the details.
All approval of details applications incur a fee with the exception of conditions imposed on listed building consents. It may take up to eight weeks to receive a decision on a discharge of condition application.
You can discharge more than one planning condition at a time as long as you make it clear on your application form which conditions you are discharging. In addition, you must provide the relevant details required for each condition.
If an application is refused and you wish to appeal
You have the right to appeal against:
- a decision to refuse permission or consent
- planning conditions attached to a decision to grant permission or consent
- non-determination if you haven't received a decision to your application within the statutory time period
There is no third party right of appeal in the English planning system. Once the decision is taken by the Council it cannot be challenged by a third party unless there are grounds for a judicial review. This can only be sought if there is evidence that the Council can be challenged on a point of law rather than a disagreement with the actual decision or the weight given to concerns that have been expressed.
You should contact your case officer before you submit an appeal. You may be able to negotiate an amended scheme without having to go through the appeal process.
How and when to appeal
The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals
- An appeal against the refusal of a householder planning application must be lodged with the Planning Inspectorate within three months of the date of the decision notice
- All appeals for other types of application must be lodged with the Planning Inspectorate within six months of the date of the decision notice except for advertisement applications which have a shorter timescale.
Read more about the Planning Inspectorate. and their published guidance on the appeal process including how to appeal.
Amendments to an application
If your application has been approved and you want to make changes to the scheme, you can apply for amendments:
Non-material amendments:
Some changes are so minor they can be considered non-material. There is no statutory definition of ‘non-material’ because it will be dependent on the context of the overall scheme. An amendment that is non-material in one context may be material in another.
We could reject your application for a non-material amendment if your proposal involves any of the following (this list is not exhaustive):
- alteration(s) which would need to be the subject of consultation with neighbours, technical groups, consultees or others before we can reach an informed decision or to avoid prejudicing that party
- reinstating any features objected to as part of the original permission
- removing any revision negotiated when the application was first considered
- conflicting with the requirements of a condition on the original permission
- moving any building
- significantly increasing the volume of a building
- altering any ground level
- amending the site area
- adding a window that might cause overlooking
- significantly altering the external appearance of the original development
- alteration(s) which, when taken together with previously approved non-material amendments, would amount to a material change
This process only applies to planning permissions and no other forms of planning consents.
K5600Form034_england_en.pdf (planningportal.co.uk)
Minor material amendments:
If your amendment isn’t classed as non-material, then you may need to apply for minor material amendments. This is called a section 73 application or variation/removal of planning condition.
This type of application allows you to substitute revised plans for those that have already been approved.
K5600Form025_england_en.pdf (planningportal.co.uk)
Planning enforcement
If you think a development isn’t following the approved plans or building in accordance with certain conditions, our planning enforcement team can help. Read more about planning enforcement.
Copies of determined plans and decision notices
1947 to 1995
Plans and decision notices from 1947 up until 1995 are available on Microfiche records at the Town Hall. These can be viewed during normal office hours. There is no need for an appointment.
1995 to 1999
Plans and decision notices from 1995 until 1999 inclusive are available as scanned files at the Town Hall. These can be viewed during normal office hours. There is no need for an appointment.
2000 to present day
Plans and decision notices from 2000 to present day are available on this website. To search for an application please visit our Planning Application Search.
Alternatively, you can request copies of decision notices and plans from the Council by emailing your request to [email protected].
Costs
There is a charge for the Council providing this information. You will be invoiced for the documents provided.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Copy Documents (each) | £22.50 |
| Copies of Plans (each) | £6.70 |
Copyright
Plans, drawings and other material submitted to the Council are protected by the Copyright Acts (Section 47, 1988 Act). You may only use material which is downloaded and/or printed for consultation purposes, to compare current applications with previous schemes and to check whether developments have been completed in accordance with approved plans. Further copies must not be made without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
The planning department will only have copies of plans if a planning application has been submitted. The Planning department does not hold plans for every property in the borough.
Building regulations
Building regulations set design and construction standards to ensure:
- buildings are safe and healthy
- fuel and power is conserved
- buildings and facilities are accessible for everyone
For many types of building work there are separate permissions that you may need to apply for. To find out if your proposal needs consent:
Contact our Building Control team on 020 7361 3838