Other planning considerations
Using our pre-application advice service will help you identify if you need to provide any additional information to support your application
Planning permission in flood risk areas
Flood risk assessments
You may need to provide a flood risk assessment with your application if you're planning to build in an area where there is danger of flooding.
Find out if your development is in a flood risk area
Use the Environment Agency flood map for planning applications. This will tell you whether you need to conduct a flood risk assessment and provide it with your planning application.
You can also find more information and maps assessing the flood risk in the district
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment files.
Carrying out a flood risk assessment
GOV.UK provides comprehensive guidance on how to carry out a flood risk assessment.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
An EIA considers the environmental effects of a development
The aim of an EIA is to protect the environment by ensuring that when deciding whether to grant planning permission (which is likely to have significant effects on the environment) we do so in the full knowledge of the likely significant effects and take these into account in the decision making process.
GOV.UK provides comprehensive guidance on Environmental Impact Assessment
Will I need an EIA?
We'll let you know after reviewing your application if an EIA is required.
Conservation and heritage
Additional constraints on developments apply if you're undertaking a project:
- in a conservation area (including an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB))
- to a tree under a tree preservation order (TPO) or in a conservation area
- to a listed building
Are there any other consents I may require?
The Planning Portal provides a full list of other permissions you may need.