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Do you need planning permission at all?
You can apply for planning permission either online or by
post. But do you need Planning Permission at
all? Visit our "Do I need Planning
Permission?" pages for more guidance.
Apply online - save time and money
We recommend submitting your application online using The
Planning Portal. The Planning Portal is the
national website that allows you to submit an
application online including: supporting
documents, buy site location plans and pay the application
fee using a credit or debit card.
The Planning Portal is an external site. London Borough of
Redbridge cannot accept any responsibility or ownership for its
content.
Important note for applicants:
The London Borough of Redbridge has introduced the Community
Infrastructure Levy (CIL). The new system is
started on the 1st January 2012 and applies to
planning permissions issued on or after this day. Therefore all
planning applications submitted from now on will be subject to CIL,
and the Council will ask for floorspace figures (both existing and
proposed) to be submitted as part of an application in order for
the levy to be calculated.
If your proposal involves the creation of additional floorspace
over 100 m2 or an additional dwelling then you may be liable to pay
CIL. To enable the Council to assess this, please complete the form
below and submit it with your planning application.
Determining
whether a Development may be CIL liable (PDF 50kb).
If this form is not completed and the application is found to be
CIL liable the floorspace information will be sought
retrospectively, which may delay the planning application
process.
More information on CIL can be found on the CIL webpage.
Why apply online?
- no need to print multiple copies of drawings and
forms
- save on postage delays, costs and time - lost mail,
strikes, etc
- your fees are calculated for you - we double check
them
Before starting an online application, you will
need...
- to register at the Planning Portal, this is
free of charge.
- have the full details of the application including the volumes,
materials etc
- a credit or debit card if you wish to pay the
application fee online
- if you want to attach drawings (e.g. CAD) to
your application, make sure they are converted to PDF first,
this helps us with printing and publishing online.
Postal Application
There are four steps to apply by post:
- Use our Planning Forms webpage to
download your form. We require only the original form for
most applications; we will ask you for more if required.
- A site location plan at 1:1250 scale with the site shown
edged in red. If you want to buy a plan you can make use of the
links provided by the
Planning Portal.
- The fee: cheque is the most popular way to pay the fee
(made out to London Borough of Redbridge) but we also accept
telephone payments. (call 020 8708 2325)
- Post your application and plans to us for checking and
consideration, please retain a copy for your records.
We cannot consider incomplete applications.
Common causes of delay
- ownership certificates not correctly completed
- not completing the agricultural holdings certificate
section of the application form
- drawings are inaccurate or inconsistent;
- not enough supporting documents.
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