Pre-application discussions are encouraged as this will help to identify any planning issues with a potential application. A discussion relating to house extension proposals can be held around the East Riding of Yorkshire council area at various planning surgeries.
For discussions on other matters an appointment can be made with the relevant planning officer.
Please get in touch on (01482) 393792 to make an appointment.
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The council tries to determine applications as quickly as possible and 77% of all applications are determined within 8 weeks of a valid submission date. The majority of minor planning proposals are determined under the officer delegation scheme and will take approximately 8 weeks. For minor proposals determined by the 3 planning committees the time scale is likely to be approximately 10 weeks. For larger planning schemes the time scale will be approximately 13 weeks.
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You can apply in one of two ways - online or by completing a paper submission.
The benefits of applying online include:
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immediate delivery and acknowledgement;
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savings onpostage and printing costs;
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online help function when completing applications;
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online record of your completed applications.
Read more about costs and payment options.
Online
The Planning Portal website gives advice for online submissions. You will need to register an account to complete an application. Please note - the maximum size of any individual document submitted must not exceed 5mb.
Submit planning application online (external website)
Paper submissions
Paper application forms can be accessed from the Planning Portal website. After clicking on the link below scroll down the page to the section, "Download blank application forms", and follow the link provided.
Planning Portal - Application forms (external website)
Please note: to access the forms, you will need to register an account and complete 4 short steps online. You will be asked a few basic questions about your proposal before supplying you with a link to the correct form for downloading.
During this short process, you will need to specify the type of form you require from the drop down menu on 'step 3'. This includes all forms of planning consent for:
- full and outline planning consent
- householder planning consent
- removal/approval/variation of conditions/reserved matters
- listed building consent
- conservation area consent
- work to trees or hedgerow removal
- prior notification
- display of advertisements
- lawful development certificates.
Additional types of applications
Application forms for 'non material amendments' and 'extending the time limits of applications' cannot be completed online, but can be found as documents on the Planning Portal website:
Non-material amendment and variation of time limit forms (external website)
Hazardous substance consent application forms are not available through the Planning Portal but can be downloaded below:
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If you submit your application in paper form, you must provide 4 sets of all submitted forms, documents and plans (although it is helpful if you provide an extra copy for larger proposals).
You can submit it at any customer service centre or by post to;
Planning and Development Management
Cross Street
County Hall
Beverley
HU17 9BA
Read more about costs and payment options.
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All the checklists and information you need to submit as part of your planning application are detailed below:
Planning Application Requirements and Validation Checklist 1 (pdf 391kb opens in new window)
To assist in assessing whether you have the required information use the checklist below which can be submitted with your application:
Planning Application Checklist 2 – Information for Applicants (pdf 37.2kb opens in new window)
The following additional advice has been prepared for special types of applications. You can complete and submit the relevant checklist with your application:
Design and access Statements
Certain types of application need to be accompanied by a design and access statement. The following pdf document informs which applications require a statement and there is guidance on what to include in the statement:
Design and access statement - (pdf 41kb opens in new window)
Ordnance Survey Maps
All planning applications need to have site plans which are edged in red to identify the extent of the planning application site. A site plan must be on an Ordnance Survey base map.
Ordnance survey maps can be accessed from the Planning Portal website:
Buy plans from the Planning Portal website (external website)
Alternatively, maps can be obtained (and paid for by credit or debit card) from the planning and development management section on (01482) 393647. The cost for the council service is currently £20 for between 1 and 6 copies.
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The Planning Portal website gives details of how much an application will cost:
Planning application costs (external pdf 50kb opens in new window)
If your application is not a flat rate fee but requires a calculation to establish the fee, the Planning Portal website provides guidance on how to calculate the fee:
Calculate planning permission fee (external website)
Read the answer to the question below for details of payment.
Rise in planning fees announced by the Government
The Government has announced a rise in planning fees of 15 per cent from 22 November 2012 to allow for inflation since the last increase in 2008. All applications received on or after the implementation date will be charged at the new rate.
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You can pay by various methods:
- online through the Planning Portal (for online submissions only):
Planning Portal - apply and pay online (external website)
- by credit or debit card over the telephone on (01482) 393647 (for online and paper submissions),
- by cheque (made payable to 'East Riding of Yorkshire Council') or cash with the submitted paper application either by post (see submission address) or at any customer service centre. If sending cash through the post please send by signed delivery. (for online and paper submissions)
For enquiries please contact us on (01482) 393647.
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Yes, from the Planning Portal website:
Planning Portal - Help completing a planning application (external website).
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Applications are determined in one of two ways, either through the officer delegation procedure (whereby applications are determined by officers without reference to a committee) or by submission to the relevant planning committee.
Approximately 87% of applications are determined through the officer delegation procedure.
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All persons who commented on an application together with the agent and applicant (if an agent has not been employed) will be notified of their right to speak at a committee by letter. The letter will communicate how the right to speak can be triggered and the date, time and location of the committee meeting that the application will be submitted to.
You can also find out from a search in Public Access (this is the council's website for viewing applications online). Having accessed the application details click on the 'important dates' link and the date of the committee will be displayed in the 'actual committee date' field once an application has been scheduled for a specific committee meeting.
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If your planning application is refused and you think that the proposal could be altered to make it more acceptable it can be re-submitted again with different plans.
Please contact the relevant planning and development management team through details given in previous correspondence or through the following telephone number, (01482) 393792.
The alternative is to appeal against the refusal by submitting an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. Information on lodging an appeal can be found on the Planning Portal website:
Planning Portal - planning appeal advice (external website)
You can complete an appeal online by visiting the Planning Portal website:
Planning Portal - Appeal online (external website)
Alternatively you can submit an appeal by post to the Planning Inspectorate. Details of the address and how to obtain the forms can be obtained from the following links:
Planning Portal - forms and FAQ (external website)
Planning Portal - postal address for appeals (external website)
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The application should be re-submitted including full details of the proposals, plans,
application forms and relevant fee. Find out how to submit a planning application.
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