How to apply



Planning portal availability

The Planning Portal will be unavailable on Monday 18 March 2024 between 1pm and 6pm due to scheduled maintenance works.


Planning application - fees increase

The Government’s Chief Planner has recently announced that, on 6th December 2023, planning application fees will increase by 35% for applications for major development and 25% for all other applications, including applications for house extensions. The Government will also introduce an annual indexation of planning applications fees, capped at 10%, from 1 April 2025. The “free go” for withdrawals and resubmissions will no longer apply for applications submitted on or after this date.

The best way is to apply online, complete the form, attach your documents and pay.

Apply for planning permission

There are some forms that are not available to submit online - consent types not available on the planning portal.

Before you apply:

For more information on how to apply look on the Planning Portal website.

Paper application forms

If you cannot submit online, you can download and print a paper form. You can then complete this and send it in the post to us.

Download a paper form