Planning town and country

Planning Applications

Planning Applications Forms:

** To download Application Forms please click here **

Instructions:

Application Form Instructions - DOWNLOAD

The applicants name and address will form part of the Public Register of applications which the Council publishes on the internet.

Online Planning Application Forms:

Click on the link below to download the application form and to submit the application on-line via the Planning Portal website including the facility to make an online payment.

Fees:

The Council charges fees for the different types of applications. Please make sure you find out the required fee for your application so as to not delay your application.

Planning Fees - DOWNLOAD

Maps and Plans

Under the terms of its copyright agreement with the Ordnance Survey, the Council is able to provide you with a map extract only for the purpose of submitting a planning application. There is a cost for this service, as set out within the planning charges link below. Ordnance Survey maps may also be purchased from specialist map suppliers and stationers. Historic maps may be available for viewing from Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service or local libraries.

Planning Charges.( 16 KB ) - DOWNLOAD

Public Access

Click here to use Public Access to see the progress of your application.

Supplementary Information

From 10 August 2006 5 copies of a Design and Access Statement is required to accompany all outline and full planning applications except for:

o A material change of use of land or buildings, unless it also involves operational development

o Engineering operations or mining operations

o Development of an existing dwelling house, or development within the curtilage of a dwelling house for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house, unless the house is within a conservation area

o Applications relating to advertisement control, tree preservation orders or storage of hazardous substances

Click on the link below for more information on Design and Access Statements.

Design and Access Statements ( 19 KB ) - DOWNLOAD

Bedfordshire County Council Adopted 'Managing Waste in New Developments Supplementary Planning Document' in April 2006. Please click on the links below to view the summary leaflet and the document.

Managing Waste in New Developments Leaflet ( 575 KB ) - DOWNLOAD

Managing Waste in New Developments ( 2.51 MB ) - DOWNLOAD

Bedfordshire County Council produced the 'Bedfordshire Ticklist: A Developer's Guide' . Please click on the link below to view the leaflet.

Bedfordshire Sustainability Ticklist ( 320 KB ) - DOWNLOAD

For further information on Sustainable Development please click here.

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