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Submitting an Application

Before submitting an application, it is strongly advised that the following points are considered;

From 6 April 2008 new requirements setting out the range of forms, plans and other supporting information which will be required to accompany planning applications come into effect. The requirements are set out in full in the above document in relation to the following types of planning applications:

  • Householder applications
  • Applications for full planning permission
  • Applications for outline planning permission & the submission of Reserved Matters
  • Applications for Listed Buildings & Conservation Area Consent
  • Applications for Advertisement Consent

For all other types of application, application submissions must be made in accordance with the Town & Country Panning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (as amended) and advice in Circular 02/2008 Standard Application Form & Validation and the related CLG guidance "The Validation of Planning Applications - Guidance for Local Planning Authorities" (Dec 2007).

Establishing a need for planning permission

Certain developments do not require planning permission, ranging from small residential extensions to industrial warehouses. There are many regulations that exempt certain forms of development from planning permission or exempt certain organisations from requiring planning permission, however the most commonly referred to is the General Permitted Development Order.

Further information on this matter is offered by The Department for Communities and Local Government;

In order to determine whether planning permission is needed the authority will require further details of the proposed development, the proposed site and the history of the site, for this reason North Tyneside offer a free ‘Do I Need..’ service.

For residential enquires, the ’Do I need..’ form (which can be downloaded from the link below) will request all the necessary information that is required in order to determine whether planning permission is required. This service has no charge and will take between 2 –3 weeks to complete.

(however a ‘fast-track’ enquiry can be submitted for retrospective enquiries in relation to house sales. A small fee is charged for this service, which can take between 3 –5 working days to complete)

For enquires other then residential, please write to the planning department enclosing drawings and a plan of the site.

General Planning Advice

Once a need for planning permission has been established, it is important that a proposal has been formulated with due consideration given to planning guidance. The Department for Communities and Local Government offers further guidance on these matters;

Further information on this matter is offered by The Department for Communities and Local Government;

North Tyneside Council has also prepared a series of general planning guidance documents, covering all aspects of the planning process:

General Planning Constraint Advice

Pre-application Advice

If after considering the published guidance it is still not clear as to the merits of the proposal, the council can offer an informal opinion on the proposal. However it must be noted that any opinion expressed by a planning officer is not indicative as to the outcome of any proposed planning application, the opinions expressed are based on the information supplied and do not constitute a determination under Section 192 the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.

The planning department has produced a series of pre-prepared pre-application guidance containing Unitary Development Plan policy including material planning criteria on a variety of different types of development and development control issues. This will assist you in understanding how the Council deals with planning applications covered by the guidance. The prepared guidance is split by development type, for example information regarding residential alterations can be found in the guidance note entitled ‘Residential Extensions - Detailed Design Considerations’ likewise information about the change of use of retail units to a hot food takeaway can be found in note ‘Hot food takeaways and other food and drink uses’.

Pre-application guidance, policy and advice

General:

Housing:

Shopping:

Commercial:


The Council have pre-application advice forms for applicants for both householder proposals and for other types of development. These are attached below:

Submit an Application

North Tyneside Council offer the facility to complete a planning application on line, this service is provided through our Public Access site or via the Planning Portal.

PublicAccess logoMake Planning applications and fee payments online
Use PublicAccess to view North Tyneside Council's Planning Applications online. Alternatively you can use the Planning Portal website.

You will be guided through each stage, and be able to attach and submit drawings and associated documents to the application.

Design & Access Statements

From 10th August 2006, a Design and Access Statement is now required to accompany almost all planning applications.

Download details of the requirements.

Fees

Planning fees for planning applications are set by central government and vary depending on the nature of the development you wish to carry out. Details of current planning fees (Updated 7th April 2008) are available on this site. Alternatively you can use the electronic Fee Calculator (via 'Planning Portal').

North Tyneside Council accepts planning application fee's on-line, only when making an application through our Public Access website or the Planning Portal. For further details regarding on-line payment, please refer to our payments section or in person at the planning office during normal opening times. Please note that cash payments will only be accepted before 3:30pm (see contact us).

The Council encourages you to submit your planning application on-line either via Public Access on these web pages or via the planning portal but alternatively you can download the Council’s 1APP forms and email your application to us at: development.control@northtyneside.gov.uk or return your application to us by post.

What Happens Next?

(For more information on the process of assessing a planning application, see ‘Development Control - Overview’.

When you submit an application for planning permission to the council, numerous checks have to be carried out to ensure it contains all the necessary information required by law. These include checking that all the forms have been filled in correctly, ensuring location plans have been included together with detailed plans and elevations of any proposed building work, in addition to ensuring the correct fee has been submitted.

If the application and supporting information are all correct the application is ‘valid’ and given to a case officer. If additional information is required, the council will contact you prior to the application being validated.

Once your application has been validated and given to a case officer you will be notified by post. The council usually has an initial statutory eight weeks (13 weeks for major applications) to determine a valid application. If amendments to plans or additional supporting information are required then this period can be extended if both parties agree. If your application has not been determined within eight weeks, you have the right to appeal against non-determination by the council (see ‘Appealing against a decision’).

A period of 21 days is allowed for the reception of any comments from interested parties, this period starts from the date the Authority issues notification, not from when the department received the application. The council is unable to issue a decision before the end of this consultation period, and the case officer may also be unable to comment on a likely decision until such a period has expired.

Depending on the particulars of the proposal, the application may be sent to Planning Committee, in which case a decision cannot be issued until the committee have reached a conclusion. In all other cases a decision could be issued as soon as the 21-day consultation period has finished, providing that the case officer is able to recommend a determination at that point.