Apply for planning permission

If you are applying directly to your local area team with a paper application, you must pay using the relevant payment service below:

• Aylesbury Vale online payment service
• Chiltern and South Bucks online payment service
• Wycombe online payment service

For applications for Minerals and Waste development email the Minerals and Waste team on [email protected].

If any information in your application is incorrect or missing, it will be returned to you, delaying your planning process.

To make sure your application is reviewed quickly and efficiently you should read through our Local Validation List.

This sets out what you need to submit alongside your application including:

• plans and diagrams
• forms
• supporting documents such as statements or assessments

For help preparing your application, you can pay for validation advice from our Planning Team.

After you've paid your fees for the application we will check that all the right documents have been submitted and they are correct.

If your application is incorrect or has items missing, we will let you know and you will need to make the necessary changes before your application is continued.

Once the application is corrected and valid, a planning officer will aim to make a decision within 8 to 13 weeks of receiving the valid application. Although often a longer period is agreed with the applicant.

If the decision takes longer than expected, you can appeal through GOV.UK.

Find out how and when you can make changes to your application.

The decision is based on:

• current legislation
• national planning policy
• development plan policy
• all material considerations identified

Once your planning application has been determined, you'll get a decision usually in the form of a decision notice.

Find out more about what decisions could be made and how to appeal them.