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How to apply

Ways to apply
  1. Introduction
  2. Ways to apply
  3. Who can apply
  4. Pre-application advice
  5. Choosing your application
  6. What to submit
  7. What it costs
  8. What next?
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Ways to apply

Online

Applicants in Wales are encouraged to apply online via Planning Portal (Wales). Completing a form online ensures you are prompted to answer only questions relevant for your application. The completed form is sent online directly to the local planning authority for processing. 

Every local authority in England accepts online planning applications from the Planning Portal.

Start an online planning application1

The online process allows you to apply for all applications for planning permission, except those for mineral development, and associated consent types.

Find out about the different consent types you can apply for online2.

Paying for your online application

Planning fees for online applications in England and Wales are now processed by Planning Portal and passed to the local authority along with the application. There is a service charge for submitting some applications using the Planning Portal. The service charge is £70.83 +VAT and applies to planning applications that attract a fee of over £100. 

Find out more from our FAQ3.


Paper

Alternatively, you can download the standard forms in paper format either from the Planning Portal or the relevant local planning authority website and send them in the post.

Select, download and print a paper form4

  1. https://planningportal.wales
  2. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/wales/applications/consent-types
  3. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/wales/services-and-information/help/faq/planning-applications/why-is-there-a-service-charge
  4. https://planningportal.wales/app/downloadable-forms

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        The Planning Portal is delivered by PortalPlanQuest Limited which is a joint venture between TerraQuest Solutions Limited and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG). All content © 2025 Planning Portal.