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Before starting any building work you should find out if you need planning permission. Whether or not you need permission will depend on what you intend to do. See below for some examples of building work that usually need permission, although this is by no means an exhaustive list and is for guidance only.
Also if your building is listed please check whether the works you want to do require listed building consent. To carry out works to a listed building without listed building consent is a criminal offence and may result in prosecution.
If you are not sure whether you need planning permission please complete and return the "Do I need planning permission" form which can be downloaded from the right of the page, or alternatively contact us – see How to contact Development Control for contact details.
Also if you are thinking about carrying out building work to your home you may need Building Regulations approval as well as planning permission. Please see our Building control pages for more information.
Permission is usually required for:
Permission is not usually required for:
A useful guide for householders can be on the Planning Portal website.
If you go ahead with your development without the required permission, we may ask you to make a retrospective planning application. If it is then decided that permission should not be granted you may be required to put things back as they were. You can appeal but if the decision goes against you and you still refuse to comply you may be prosecuted.
For more information see our Planning enforcement pages.