The Planning and Sustainable Development Service provides an optional expedited validation service. This service is upon request and offers expedited validation.
Why provide a expedited validation service?
The validation team aim to validate applications within 6 working days of receipt. This service enables applicant/agents to expedite validation to within 2/3 working days, depending on the application type.
What will be provided under the validation check?
Once the fee has been paid a Validation Officer will:
1. Expedite checking the application
2. Contact the applicant/agent, either:
- Acknowledging the application as valid; or
- Provide a list of missing information.
For minor, other and Householder applications contact will be made within 2 working days.
For major applications contact will be made within 3 working days. This may be longer by agreement for more complex applications
What will it cost?
The validation checking service fee is in addition to the planning fee for processing the application.
All fees below are inclusive of VAT.
Householder and other development
Householder applications, Telecommunications development, Listed Building consent, Advertisement consent, Certificate of Lawfulness for existing development, Proposals for a single dwelling, Section 73 – lifting/variation of conditions, Conservation Area consent, Tree Preservation Order consent, Trees in a Conservation Area consent - £67
Minor development
Residential development of between 2-9 dwellings or where the site area is below 0.5 hectares, New floor space or change of use of less than 1,000 square metres or where the site area is less than one hectare - £144
Major development
Residential development of 10 or more dwellings, New floor space or change of use of 1,000 square metres or more or where the site area is one hectare or more, Development subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Any number of wind turbines - £310
Exemptions
There will be no charge for the validation checking service if the following apply:
Applicants and/or agents are submitting an application for the alteration or extension of a dwelling for the benefit of a registered disabled person.
Important Information
This service cannot be applied to Non-Material Amendment requests.
The expediated validation service only applies to the initial validation element of the application process and does not affect the consideration of your application or the determination dates.
How do I request this service?
The service can be requested by emailing planning@cornwall.gov.uk.
Applications submitted via the Planning Portal drop automatically into our back-office systems. Therefore it is imperative you email including your PP reference to ensure your validation checking request is received.
A member of the Planning Team will then make contact to take payment.
Accredited agents householder scheme
Cornwall Council also provides a list of accredited agents. Applications are validated and registered swiftly. This streamlines the planning processes.