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The Application Process

All planning and related applications will generally follow a similar procedure.

Stages

The key stages of your application demonstrates the most important stages of an application.

Comments

How do I submit comments? gives some basic advice on how to raise your concerns with the Council about a current application.

Decision making process

How the decision is made, briefly explains the main issues which the Council will consider when determining an application.

Approval

Some applications will require the approval of a Council Committee, comprised of elected members. Our advice in Committee Decisions explains the type of application each Committee is likely to consider.

What happens next?

What happens next? explains what may happen after a decision on an application is made.

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