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For applicant’s and agent’s - Updated local validation requirements:

The glossary of terms explaining the list of local validation requirements has been updated. Some requirements have been deleted and some have been combined.
This document provides further advice particularly in relation to contamination and Biodiversity Surveys.
The validation requirements for each application type have also been updated accordingly.
Please see the Planning Application Forms page to access these documents.

 

Hardstandings and paving your front garden:

Changes to householder permitted development rights came into affect in October 2008.

A new or replacement hardstanding at the front of a property with a surface area greater than 5sqm requires planning permission unless it is made from porous material or directs run-off water to an area within the property where it can drain away naturally.

Further information on permitted development rights and hardstandings can be found using the following link: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/genpub/en/1115316438436.html


 View of new housing development in Red Lodge- 2006



We can provide information and advice on Building Control, Forward Planning, Land Charges searches, planning applications, listed buildings … and lots more.


Information about Planning Applications from 1 January 2007 onwards, including links to useful documents such as planning application forms and plans, are available on Forest Heath District Council's Planning Explorer.

Follow the link to Planning Explorer Home
Follow the link for guidance on how to use the Planning Explorer
Please note: The Planning Explorer will be unavailable between 00:50am and 5:00am due to nightly maintenance.

External link to National Planning Portal Link to the National Planning Portal.  You can use this link to complete and submit planning applications online, and view the Forest Heath Local Plan (1995).  Please note that, if you pay for your planning application via the planning portal, an additional fee of 1.85% of the transactional value is payable on all credit card payments. The Planning Portal can also offer planning guidance and provide answers to basic planning enquiries.

Follow this link to download planning application forms.

Follow this link to download an enquiry form to help us determine whether you need planning permission for householder developments.


If you would like to purchase an Ordnance Survey map please follow this link to Latitude Mapping. If you prefer to order by phone please call 05601 144373.

Follow these links to planning application fees, please note that the Government have published new regulations to increase application fees by an average of 23% from 6 April 2008 Planning Fees and fee calculator.

Follow this link to an interactive version of the Local Plan, linking the policy to the proposals map.


Building Control


Telephone: 01638 719230
Email: bc@forest-heath.gov.uk

 

Development Control


Our Development Control team processes and determines planning and associated applications, prepares evidence and statements for planning appeals, investigates complaints about buildings and the use of land, taking enforcement action where necessary, and provides advice to the local community on a wide range of development related issues.

Follow this link for details of current planning applications. This information is available by searching under dates of interest and type of application, eg date registered / decision date, within Planning Explorer.

Telephone: 01638 719480
Email: dc@forest-heath.gov.uk

 

Forward Planning

Our Forward Planning team is responsible for working out the long-term planning policies for the district, such as the Local Development Framework (LDF).

Telephone: 01638 719248
Email: fp@forest-heath.gov.uk

 

Land Charges


Telephone: 01638 719319
Email:lc@forest-heath.gov.uk

 

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