Planning (Development Control)

Making an application

• Do I need planning permission?
• What are Permitted Development Rights?
• Planning application forms
• Planning fees (pdf 156kb)
• Making payments online
• Information needed for a planning application
• Make a planning application through the Planning Portal
• What happens next? (pdf 89kb)

Viewing and commenting on planning applications

• Viewing planning applications (Public Access)
• Information on making comments
• Making comments on a planning application using Public Access

Planning Committee

• Committee dates, agendas and minutes
• Speaking at Committee (pdf 61kb)
• Information on the Committee Process
• Information on the Councillor Call-in Procedure (pdf 127kb)

Decided Applications

• What happens after a decision is made?

Appeals

• How can I appeal?
• View planning appeals registered and decided

Enforcement

If planning permission is needed for something and work is carried out without it, we need to take action.  This is called Planning Enforcement.

• Make an online complaint

General Information

• How are people consulted? (pdf 76kb)
• What is the Planning Delegation Scheme?
• Information on Tree Strategy
• Planning Permission - A Guide to Business - This is guidance produced by the Communities and Local Government
• Planning Policy (Local Plan)
• National Policy guidance
• Development briefs
• Urban design
• Staffordshire County Council Policy Guidance
• National and regional Government guidance
• Section 106 Agreements