Explanatory notes for applicants
Unauthorised Developments
13. Planning Permission should always be sought before commencing development, although it is possible to apply retrospectively.
Where development has already been carried out without planning permission and your application is to regularise the position, you must apply for Full Permission.
However, if the relevant time for enforcement action has expired, you may want the Planning Service to confirm if the works that have already taken place are lawful. You may apply for a Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use or Development by submitting:
- 4 copies of Form LDC1;
- 4 copies of appropriate drawings;
- supporting evidence; and
- the correct fee to
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