Planning application forms
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If you are not sure which service you require
Please find links to the relevant guidance below.
- Do I need planning permission
- Fees and charges
- Planning fees and charges supplementary document
- Pre-application and pre-planning advice
- Community Infrastructure Levy
We do accept application submissions on CD and DVD but unfortunately we are unable to accept submissions in any other electronic format e.g. USB devices.
Follow this link if you would like more information about how to make a planning application online.
Please find below links to application forms for our most frequently requested services;
- Do I need Planning Consent or Building Regulations?
- Planning Permission Application Form (includes change of use)
- Apply for works/extension to a dwelling
- Non-Material Amendment following a grant of Planning Permission
- Additional Service Application Form
Householder application forms
For detailed advice on what is required to submit a householder planning application please see our Householder submission guide.
NB. The Planning Department highly recommend applicants who chose not to use a professional agent, follow this guide to avoid applications being invalid on submission due to missing information.
If you are a planning agent an accredited agents scheme is available for householder planning applications in Cornwall. Accreditation results in a prompt registration service with minimal validation checks involved.
- Works or extension to a dwelling application form
- Works or extension to a dwelling and conservation area consent application form
- Works or extension to a dwelling and listed building consent application form
- Notice under article 13 of application for planning permission for householder development - notice for service on individuals (as referred to in the application form)
Planning permission application form
Outline planning permission application forms
- Outline planning permission with some matters reserved application form
- Outline planning permission with all matters reserved application form
Reserved Matters application form
Planning permission and relevant demolition in a conservation area
- Planning permission and relevant demolition of an unlisted building in a conservation area application form
- Planning permission for relevant demolition in a conservation area application form
Listed Building consent application forms
- Planning permission and listed building consent application form
- Listed building consent application form
- Certificate of lawfulness of proposed works to a Listed Building application form
Lawful development certificates application forms
- Lawful development for existing use application form
- Lawful development for proposed use application form
Prior notification application forms
- Agricultural development - proposed building application form
- Agricultural development - proposed road application form
- Agricultural development - excavation/waste material application form
- Agricultural development - proposed fish tank application form
- Proposed development by telecommunications code systems operators application form
- Proposed demolition application form
- Notification of a Proposed Change of Use to Dwelling(s) form
- Notification of a Proposed Larger Home Extension form
- Prior approval of proposed change of use of agricultural building to a flexible use within shops, financial and professional services, restaurants and cafes, business storage or distribution, hotels, or assembly or leisure form
- Prior approval of proposed change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), and for associated operational development form
- Prior approval of proposed change of use of a building from a retail (Use Class A1 or A2) use for a mixed retail and residential use to a falling within Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse), and for associated operational development form
- Prior approval of proposed change of use to state-funded school or registered nursery form
- Prior approval of proposed change of use of agricultural building to a state-funded school or registered nursery form
- Prior approval for the installation, alteration or replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of Non-Domestic Buildings form
- Prior Approval for a Change Of Use from Storage or Distribution Buildings (Class B8) and any land within its curtilage to Dwellinghouses (Class C3) form
- Prior Approval for a Change of Use from Premises in Light Industrial Use (Class B1(c)) and any land within its curtilage to Dwellinghouses (Class C3) form: Schedule 2, Part 3, Class PA
- Change of Use from Amusement Arcades/Centres and Casinos, (Sui Generis Uses) and any land within its curtilage to Dwellinghouses (Class C3): Schedule 2, Part 3, Class N
- Change of Use of a building from Office Use (Class B1 (a)) to a Dwellinghouse (Class C3): Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O
- Site Notice under Part 11 of Schedule 2 for Prior Notification Submissions
Trees and hedgerows application forms
For detailed advice on what is required to submit an application for works to a tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) or to trees in a Conservation Area please see our Tree application submission guide.
- Hedgerow removal notice application form
- Works to trees subject to a TPO and/or notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area application form
- Dead and dangerous tree notice form
Review of mineral planning permission application form
- Determination of conditions for mineral site/mining site application form
- Certificates under article 7
- Notice under article 6
- Illustrative guide to conditions
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
For more information on CIL please see the Community Infrastructure Levy Page
- AIR form additional notes - for applicants
- Form 1 - Additional Information Requirement
- Form 2 - Assumption of Liability
- Form 3 - Withdrawal of assumption of liability
- Form 4 - Transfer of assumed liability
- Form 5 - Notice of Chargeable Development
- Form 6 - Commencement notice
- Form 7 - Self Build part 1 exemption claim
- Form 7 - Self Build part 2 exemption claim
- Form 8 - Self Build residential annex claim
- Form 9 - Residential Extension Exemption claim
- Form 10 - Charitable and/or Social Housing Relief claim
- Form 11 - Exceptional Circumstances Relief claim
- Form 12 - Further Charitable and/or Social Housing Relief claim
- Form 13 - Further Exemption claim
- Form 14 - Phase Credit Application
Other application forms and useful documents
- Do I need planning permission or building regulations form and further information
- Planning permission and consent to display an advertisement application form
- Consent to display an advertisement application form
- Approval of reserved matters following outline approval application form
- Removal or variation of condition following grant of planning permission application form (Also known as Section 73)
- Approval of details reserved by condition application form
- Non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission application form
- Mineral extraction and ancillary operations/developments application form
- Development relating to the onshore extraction of oil and gas application form
- Application for certificate of appropriate alternative development
- Application for modification or discharge of a planning obligation (Section 106)
- High hedges complaint form
- Foul drainage assessment form
- Notice under article 13 of application for planning permission - notice for service on individuals - (as referred to in the application form)
- Supplementary information for an application to erect an Agricultural/Horticultural/Forestry or other occupational Dwelling, or for Temporary Accommodation to serve a farm
- Ownership Certificate 2015