Apply
Apply online
On the Planning Portal you can:
- Apply for planning permission
- Create a site location plan (compulsory for all applications)
- Attach supporting documents (such as plans or photographs)
- Pay the application fee online
Apply by post
Your application must be accompanied by three copies of plans of the site, the required supporting documentation, the completed form and the fee.
The Government have provided National Information Requirements which apply to all planning applications.
Householder
Applications for alterations to/extension of dwellings:
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
- Lofts and dormer extensions fact sheet (PDF)
Full planning permission
Includes change of use and conversion (excludes householder developments).
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Outline planning permission
All matters reserved:
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Some matters reserved:
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Advertisement consent
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Conservation area consent
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Listed building consent
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes volume 1 (PDF)
- Notes volume 2 (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Lawful development certificates
Establish that an existing/proposed use or development is lawful.
Existing use or operation:
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Proposed use or development:
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Prior notifications
Notification of a proposed development.
Agricultural development - proposed building:
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Agricultural development - new road:
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Agricultural development - excavation/waste material:
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Proposed telecommunication development:
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Proposed demolition:
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Reserved matters application
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Removal or variation of condition
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
- Checklist (PDF)
Approval of details reserved by condition
- Application form (PDF)
- Notes (PDF)
Extending the time limits of existing planning permissions
- Application form (PDF)
- Application form help (PDF)
- Guidance note (PDF)
Application for non-material amendments following planning permission
- Application form (PDF)
- Application form help (PDF)
- Guidance note (PDF)
PO Box 30
West Street
Oldham, OL1 1UQ
