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Information for developers

Before preparing your application

  • Here’s our Local Plan and the relevant policies for your applications
  • Check our SPDs to see if any are relevant to your proposals
  • Use our Design Guide before and during the preparation of your application.
  • Read and understand our Housing Strategy and our Sports and Leisure Study, which set out priorities you will need to be aware of
  • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) fees
  • Check our policy on Section 106 and how we monitor the agreement

Submitting your application

  • check you’ve got everything you need to using our validation checklists

After you’ve submitted your application

  • non-material amendments
  • changes to your permission