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This page provides information about how to apply for
planning permission.
If you want to apply for planning permission you will need
to:
- Fill in a planning application form
- Prepare scale plans and supporting
information
- Pay a fee (where
applicable)
More detailed information is contained within
Planning forms and notes.
Submitting a planning application
You can submit you planning application, attach
your drawings/documents on-line with the
Planning Portal and pay for your planning
application fee through the Councils' secure on-line payment
facility.
Alternatively, if you wish to receive a paper copy of the form
please visit
Planning Portal or contact Development &
Design on 01952 380380.
If you appoint an agent to act on your behalf, all correspondence
will be sent to your agent who will also be contacted if additional
information or amendments are required. It will be your agent's
responsibility to keep you informed of what is happening to your
application.
You need to confirm whether you are the sole owner of the property
or land on which you are making the application; if not you will
have to serve notice on all the owners of the property or
land.
You must include accurate scaled or dimensioned plans. The Borough
Council can supply Ordnance Survey extracts for you or your agent
to include with your planning application. A charge is made for
this service which covers Ordnance Survey copyright and our own
administrative charges.
In most cases, a planning fee has to be paid. If you are in any
doubt as to what is required or what the planning fee should be,
please see
scale of fee's or
contact Planning Control on (01952) 380380. Fees can be paid by
cheque made payable to Telford & Wrekin Council, or by cash or
debit card at Darby House reception (credit cards are not
accepted).
As part of its commitment to providing residents with a high
quality, effective and efficient planning control service, the
Council has specified standards for each stage of the process.
Please see pre-application enquiries for more
information.
What happens when a planning application is submitted?
When an application is received, it is checked to make sure all the
necessary information, supporting documents and the correct fee
have been supplied.
We do not register incomplete or invalid applications. We will
contact you or your agent either by letter, e-mail or telephone to
let you know what is missing and what you need to do to
re-submit.
Once the application has been registered either you or your agent
will receive written confirmation that the application has been
registered. This will include details of the application reference
number, the name of the Planning Officer who will be dealing with
your application, a target date for the determination of the
application and a green site notice, which you should display on
the application site.
The Council will then write to your immediate neighbours to inform
them that an application has been received and publish details of
your application on a Thursday night in the Shropshire Star. The
application will also be on the
weekly planning applications
register.
The Council also seeks the views of other organisations with an
interest in planning developments. This can include the Parish or
Town Council where the application is situated. Depending on the
location or nature of the application, other organisations may be
consulted such as English Nature, if a development affects an area
of nationally important nature conservation, the Environment Agency
if an application site is situated in an area liable to flooding,
affects a water course, or the intended land use may cause
pollution.
The case officer will undertake a site visit to determine the
likely impact of the proposal and will then assess the application
in light of the consultation responses and other material
considerations.
Material Considerations
The planning application is assessed according to policies set out
in the
Local &
Structure
Plans and other national, regional and
local guidance. The Council then needs to assess the details of
the application, giving weight only to material considerations.
For example a site identified for housing use in the Local Plan
would be acceptable in policy terms for housing purposes; the
Council would then assess the proposal against other material
considerations such as its layout, density, access and impact on
local traffic.
The following are examples of material considerations:
1. Layout & density (number of houses per hectare) of the
development
2. Loss of privacy
3. Daylight/sunlight
4. Access arrangements and impact on local traffic
5. Impact on local economy
6. Design/appearance of development
7. Noise/smell caused by proposal
8. Landscape
9. Cumulative Impact of development
10. Previous similar planning decisions
11. Rarely - personal circumstances
The following examples are not considered to be material
considerations:
1. History of applicant
2. Loss of view
3. Commercial competition
4. Change from previous scheme
5. Impact on property value
6. Ownership of land/right of access
The Case Officer would then prepare a report with a recommendation
for approval or refusal of the application. Depending upon the type
of application the application would either be considered by the
Plans Board or determined under delegated powers. Any
strategic issue or proposal, which is recommended for approval and
is contrary to the policies within the Local and Structure Plans,
may then be referred onto the Strategic Development Board.
The Council considers over 1,500 planning applications a
year.
Plans Board comprises a Chair, a Vice Chair and 8 other Borough
Councillors. The Plans Board meets on a three week cycle and is
usually held in the VIP Suite at Civic Offices.
Strategic Development Board is chaired by the Leader of the
Council and comprises Borough Councillors who do not sit on the
Plans Board. This Board is only convened when there is a specific
application to be determined.
Councillors have authorised officers to take certain decisions in
respect of specific types of planning applications without
referring them to Plans Board. This is called 'delegated
powers' and can save time for applicants.
A planning application may be approved with or without conditions,
such as the application has to start within 3 years and be built in
accordance to the approved plans, it can be subject to a planning
obligation under Section S106 of the Town and Country Planning Act
1990 or the application can be refused. You will be
sent a formal written "decision notice" which sets out the
decision on your application. You can also view the decision notice
at Darby House. There is a right of appeal by the
applicant against the refusal of planning permission and it's
procedure is set out on the back of the decision notice.
Planning Obligation
This is a legal undertaking given to the Borough Council
by the applicant who is seeking planning permission for a
development. The use of planning obligations introduces an
additional degree of control into the planning system. They can
provide a means of overcoming obstacles to development going ahead,
including financial contributions to offset the impact of the
development on existing infrastructure and community facilities.
Planning Obligations can be used to :
- Control or restrict
the use of land
- Require the
carrying out of specified actions either within or outside the
application boundary
- Require payments to
be made to the planning authority
A
planning obligation may be created by agreement between the Council
and the owner/developer of the land or by a unilateral undertaking
on the part of the developer/owner.
Further Information
The matters that could be dealt with by a Planning Obligation
include:
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Highway improvements and new or
improved bus services
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Provision of open space, sporting
and recreational facilities
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Provision of social and community
facilities
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Provision of primary
schools
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Provision of affordable
housing
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Provision of waste recycling
facilities
-
Environmental
enhancements
If you wish to know about an existing Section 106 Agreement, or
one that is currently being prepared in conjunction with a planning
application, please
contact us.
How can
I view or comment on a planning application
A list of all planning applications registered by the Borough
Council is published weekly (except due to some Bank Holidays when
the list is updated fortnightly) and is available at
weekly planning applications register.
The planning applications list contains all applications registered
in the previous week. For each application there are details about
the site location, a description of the work proposed, name of the
applicant and the planning application number.
Applications can be viewed in person between 8.30a.m. and 5.15 p.m.
on weekdays at the Darby House reception, Lawn Central,
Telford.
Representations about any of these applications should be made in
writing to the planning officer dealing with your planning
application quoting the planning application number in full.
Alternatively, if you wish to comment on any planning application
you can e-mail us at
Planning
Control. Please quote the the planning application number in
full.
If you would like to find the decision of an application or view
the decision notice you can by visiting us at our offices at Darby
House or contact us. If you would like to purchase a copy
of a decision notice,
e-mail or
write to us with your request, quoting the planning application
number in full.
There is no right for an objector to appeal against a
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