Planning Applications & Advice

Development management involves the managing of building and engineering operations or changes in the use of land and buildings.

Planning permission is not always required and there are circumstances where the works are either not development requiring planning permission or are permitted development. The rules that govern this can be complex and need to be the subject of specific enquiries.  The council provides a pre-application advice service(.pdf) (130KB) (Opens in a New Window) (Opens in New Window), but there are fees(.pdf) (246KB) (Opens in a New Window) (Opens in New Window) for this.

For general planning enquiries, there is a 'duty planner' service available between 10:30am and 12:30pm. 

If you do need a planning application, you can apply through the Planning Portal (Opens in a New Window) (Opens in New Window). For help with submitting your planning application or general enquiries about the procedures, the planning administration team can assist.

If you wish to search for a planning application, you can do this through our Find a Planning Application. (Opens in a New Window) (Opens in New Window)

The council has set out to provide an efficient development management service but is also concerned that the outcomes of the service are of the right quality.  The Development Management Standard (.pdf) (598KB) (Open in new window) (Opens in New Window) sets out the service you can expect from us.

Planning is a transparent practice, and all comments received as part of the planning application process will therefore be made available to view on request. All confidential information (names, addresses, emails and signatures) will be redacted before this information is shared.

Planning Committee

The Council's Planning Committee usually meets monthly.

The Government is introducing new national planning rules, called the National Scheme of Delegation for Planning Functions (Opens in a New Window), which will change how councils across England decide which planning applications are considered by Planning Committee and which are determined by planning officers.

The most important thing for residents is that they will still be able to have their say on planning applications. Public comments, objections and representations will continue to be considered as part of the planning process and must be taken into account when decisions are made.

From 31 October 2026:

  • Planning applications will no longer automatically be considered by a Planning Committee because an Elected Member requests a call-in.
  • More applications will be determined by professionally qualified planning officers under nationally prescribed rules.
  • Some applications may still be considered by Planning Committee where they meet criteria set out within the new national framework and in agreement between the Chair of Planning Committee and Director of Planning and Economic Development.

Residents will still be able to:

  • View planning applications.
  • Submit comments and objections.
  • See the reasons behind planning decisions.
  • Raise concerns where they believe proper procedures have not been followed.

The changes are being applied consistently across all local planning authorities in England.

You may find the leaflets below useful:

Contact
Planning Administration
pabc@broxtowe.gov.uk
tel: 0115 917 7777