Development control (Planning Applications)
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From April 2008 new national standard planning application forms (known as 1APP) were introduced. These forms replaced all existing planning application forms except those used for Mineral applications These forms should be used when making a planning application |
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To view information about the new 1APP system and complete online application forms visit the Planning Portal website: www.planningportal.gov.uk
This website also contains a wealth of information about the planning process in England and Wales.
What is Development Control?
Development Control is about determining planning applications, ensuring compliance with planning decisions and dealing with planning appeals that arise. The County Council deals with planning applications for minerals and waste developments which include:
- quarries
- open-cast and underground mining
- oil and gas wells
- landfill sites
- waste recycling centres
- sewerage treatment works.
The County Council also has responsibility for determining applications for its own developments including schools, libraries, roads etc. All other types of planning applications, such as for housing, industrial and commercial developments, are dealt with by the relevant district council or Nottingham City Council.
Pre-application advice
In most cases planning permission is required to carry out development and we would encourage you to discuss your proposals with us before you submit your application. You will be advised about which forms need to be completed, the sort of issues that you will need to address in your application and whether your application is likely to be acceptable in planning terms.
The starting point for all applications is that they should be in accordance with the approved statutory development plan (which currently comprises the East Midlands Regional Plan (published March 2009), the Minerals and Waste Local Plans (to be replaced with Minerals and Waste Development Frameworks) and the district council’s Local Plans). Applications also need to comply with any other relevant planning guidance and policies. However, in exceptional circumstances “material considerations” can, depending on the circumstances, justify granting planning permission as a departure from the Development Plan.
For more information about the East Midlands Regional Plan or the Local Development Framework please check the relevant pages on this website.
Some minor works are deemed to be what is known as “permitted development” and therefore do not require a planning application to be made – please check with us if you think the works you are proposing may fall into this category.
Who makes the decision?
At the County Council the majority (approximately 85%) of decisions on planning applications are made by planning officers under powers delegated to the Corporate Director (Communities). Planning officers are authorised to determine all applications with the following exceptions:
- development involving a site area greater than 15 hectares or extraction/ input of in excess of 30,000 tonnes per annum or new development with a floor space in excess of 10,000sqm
- those involving a departure from the Development Plan
- those accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment
- those which have financial implications for the County, such as those which have an accompanying Planning obligation/ S106 agreement
- those which have received objections from the District or Parish Council or local member
- those which have been referred to committee by a local member
- those which are recommended for refusal
- those which have received significant objections from consultees
- those which are submitted by the Communities Department
- those which raise issues of regional or national importance
- those involving the determination of new conditions for minerals sites and
- those involving the making and serving of orders for revocation, etc where compensation is likely to become payable
All the above applications are reported to the Planning and Licensing Committee for a decision. This Committee meets monthly at County Hall and these meeting are open for the public to attend. For information on public speaking at these meeting please refer to the relevant page on the website.
For further information and advice about development control in Nottinghamshire please contact us.
This page was updated March 2008.
