It may be necessary to make amendments to a planning application if the planning case officer has updated you on the application outlining some concerns with the proposal. This will happen after you have submitted an application, and when the consultation period has expired.
All amendments are at the discretion of the planning case officer and requires their written agreement. If the amendment is not considered minor we may decide a new planning application will be required.
How to amend your application
Any amendments to an application must be discussed and agreed with the case officer first.
If you need to amend an existing application for any reason you will need to withdraw the application and resubmit it, or discuss the application through our pre-application advice service.
Only one amendment per application will be accepted, if it meets the criteria below:
- if the application is covered by a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) and amendments and/or the cost of additional officer time spent on these are covered
- if information has been overlooked or incorrect at the validation or registration stage, and is considered by the planning case officer to be required for the decision of the application
- for minor changes following the expiry of the initial consultation period, or if additional information has been requested by a consultee. These are at the discretion of the planning case officer, and at their written request. These will be the subject of one round of re-consultation and will require an agreement to an extension of time for determination of the application of at least 4 weeks
- amendments that are required as a result of the deferral of the application at Planning Committee or Joint Development Control Committee
- amendments that are required as a result of legal advice or legal challenges
- amendments relating to large-scale strategic outline applications, or related reserved matters, or hybrid or full applications. These are at the discretion of the planning case officer and require their written agreement.
Householder applications
Amendments will only be requested to be made to Householder applications (HFUL's):
- where there is a small change to the plans and/or documents that does not require a re-consultation
- where something is removed from the plans/description where there is no need for a re-consultation
- to correct any validation errors omitted when the application was validated
- if it overcomes/addresses the concern identified by the planning case officer.
This information would be requested by the officer and should be provided within 5 working days.
If your amendment is not accepted
Your amendment may not be accepted if:
- the amendment does not meet the amendment criteria
- it is not agreed by the planning case officer
- it is too big to be considered an amendment.
You will be advised by the case officer to submit a new application which addresses the concerns previously raised, or to discuss the application through our pre-application advice service.