Planning advice
We provide both formal guidance documents and informal help and advice. You can use these links to find the type of guidance you need. Links will either take you to the topic web area or a page with an A-Z of that type of guidance available.
We also provide specific advice pages for Planning Agents and Local Councils
Find information about protected trees, carrying out work on trees, tree planting and development, and how to report concerns about trees.
A-Z list of general planning advice and guidance notes including information about planning applications, appeals, permitted development and more.
Considering the constraints of a site is extremely important. Use our checker tool to plot the site, view constraints and produce a report.