Pre-Application Advice

Pre-Application Planning Advice  (399.74 KB)	A Guidance Note to Applicants and Agents on the Type and Scope of Pre-Application advice offered by Planning Services
Domestic Development Enquiry Form	Do I actually need Planning Permission? Some domestic extensions and outbuildings may not require Planning Permission.

• For other areas of advice, see panel on the left.
• We also welcome and encourage discussions before you submit your application. Please feel free to contact the Customer Service Centre where a 'Duty Planner' will normally be available between 10am and 1pm daily to answer general planning enquiries and check if planning permission is required for what you propose.

We also hold 'surgeries' in Tenbury on a fortnightly basis to discuss proposals with local people. Please contact us to make an appointment. Developers and professional advisers should normally make an appointment to see someone familiar with the area to ensure that such discussions are of maximum value. Simple enquiries can be dealt with by telephone. Confidentiality within the Council will be respected. We also offer advice on how to present your plans.

• The advice given will be accurate and objective but will be without prejudice to the formal consideration of an application by the council. We will give you information about relevant planning policies and previous decisions and, where appropriate the standards for such matters as parking provision, amenity space etc. We will also advise you about the likely time scale for dealing with a planning application and the procedures to follow.
• You can see copies of earlier decisions on similar applications in the area or search for them by clicking on '·Planning Applications'. Wherever possible we will advise you on other approvals or consents, which you may need. It can also often be helpful if you discuss your proposal informally with your neighbours before you make your application.