Planning application forms

We encourage you to submit your application using the Planning Portal as this will provide a step-by-step guide and ensure you are using the right form.

The Planning Portal does not include the list of documents you need to submit with your application.

If you are not using the Planning Portal, you can download a pdf form from this page. These forms are also on the Planning Portal. They cannot be completed electronically. They must be downloaded, printed and filled in by hand.

Please make sure you use the right form. Applications submitted on the wrong form cannot be validated and will delay your application.

Once you have chosen your form select the checklist next to it. This will provide you with details of what must be submitted with your application. Please print and fill the form in for submission with your planning application.

Unless you submit your application online using the Planning Portal, you must submit the original and three copies.

Application forms

Form Description Guide for applicants Validation checklist
1 Householder Application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwelling Guide Householder Development Proposals requiring Planning Permission only
2 Householder Application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwelling and demolition of an unlisted building in a conservation area Guide Householder Development Proposals requiring Planning Permission only
3 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 Guide Householder Development Proposals requiring Planning Permission only
4 Application for outline planning permission with some matters reserved Guide Local Validation checklist
5 Application for planning permission Guide Local Validation checklist
6 Application for outline planning permission with all matters reserved  Guide Local Validation checklist
7 Application for planning permission for demolition of an unlisted building in a conservation area Guide Local Validation checklist
8 Application for planning permission and listed building consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building Guide Local Validation checklist
9 Application for planning permission and consent to display an advertisement(s) Guide Local Validation checklist
10 Application for planning permission for demolition in a conservation area Guide Local Validation checklist
11 Application for listed building consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building Guide Local Validation checklist
12 Application for consent to display an advertisement(s) Guide Local Validation checklist
13 Application for consent to display an advertisement and Application for listed building consent - not yet available (Under review). Please use form 11 or 12.   Local Validation checklist
14 Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing use or operation or activity including those in breach of a planning condition Guide Local Validation checklist
15 Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or development Guide Local Validation checklist
16 Application for prior notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development - proposed building Guide Local Validation checklist
17 Application for prior notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development - proposed road Guide Local Validation checklist
18 Application for prior notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development - excavation/waste material Guide Local Validation checklist
19 Application for prior notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development - proposed fish tank (cage) Guide Local Validation checklist
20 Application form for prior notification of proposed development in respect of permitted development by telecommunications code systems operators Guide Local Validation checklist
21 Application for Hedgerow Removal Notice Guide Local Validation checklist
22 Application for prior notification of proposed demolition Guide Local Validation checklist
23 Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval Guide Local Validation checklist
25 and 26 Application for removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission Guide Local Validation checklist
27 Application for approval of details reserved by condition Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Guide Local Validation checklist
31 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 (CA) Guide Local Validation checklist
32 Application for listed building consent for alterations, extensions or demolition of a listed building and consent to display an advertisement(s) - not yet available (Under review). Please use form 11 or 12. (See below)  
33 Application for a New Planning Permission to replace an Extant Planning Permission, in Order to Extend the Time Limit for Implementation ; or Application for Replacement of Associated Listed Building and/or Conservation Area Consents in Order to Extend the Time Limit for Implementation - no longer available Guide  
34 Application for a Non-material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission Guide  
35 Notification of a Proposed Larger Home Extension Guide ..
36 Notification of a proposed change of use to dwelling(s) Guide  

Advising someone else about your application

If you need to give notice of the application to another owner or agricultural tenant individually please use Notice 1 or by local press advertisement then please use Notice 2.

Planning fees

You can find the fees for all types of development proposals in the Planning application fee calculator. 

Fees are set nationally by the government. Householder applications cost £206. An application for a new dwelling costs £462 as do most changes of use. There are concessions for parish or village councils and those improving their home due to a disability.

Design and access statements guidance

We have prepared Design and Access Statements Guidance Notes to help applicants who are drafting a design and access statement. If you are making a planning application within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, you should submit an appropriate design statement as explained in the following Surrey Hills Design Guide.

We have also adopted the waste and recycling materials storage and collection standards. These standards should be used by developers to ensure that adequate facilities are provided as part of development sites. We require these standards to be met in the determination of planning applications.

We no longer support the Ordnance Survey Map Return Scheme. Ordnance Survey maps are available online when making a planning application through the Planning Portal.