Planning

• This Planning topics page covers information about the planning issues surrounding houses and businesses, including how you should apply for planning permission or find out related information. This covers conservation areas, listed buildings and protected trees. Allied to these are Building Control Regulations that ensure buildings are constructed properly.

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• Do I need planning permission?

  To find out about whether you need permission, and if so how to make a planning application.

• 1APP - The biggest change to the planning system in years

  Online applications have increased following the succesful implementation of 1APP, the new national standard planning application form.

• Making a planning application, incl. new fee schedule

  You must get planning permission for most types of building work, or to change the use of a building. NOTE: New Planning Fees apply from 6th April 2008

• Conservation areas

  

• New planning policy is here

  It's called the Local Development Framework or LDF. It will dramatically shape the future of the borough for the next twenty years, and it will replace the Unitary Development Plan or UDP.

• Local land charges and personal searches

  Do a Personal Search and find out the fee, and check the planning history of properties and information about the Statutory Register whenever you or your legal advisor buy or sell a building or land.

• Unitary Development Plan (UDP)

  The UDP is due to be superceded by the Local Development Framework (LDF) once the LDF is adopted and approved as Newham's development plan.

• Planning Enforcement

  Effective enforcement is necessary to protect the integrity of the planning system and for the proper planning of the borough.

• Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs)

  For more on TPOs and to find out who to contact if a tree you want to work on is protected by a TPO or in a Conservation Area.

• Listed Buildings of Local and National Importance

  Find out what and where they are, and who you need to contact. The borough has more than 290 of national and local importance; the oldest is from the 12th Century.

• The Newham Design Review Panel

  Newham Council is proud to announce the formation of its design review panel.

• Local Development Framework (LDF)

  The LDF will shape the future of the borough for the next twenty years, and it will replace the UDP.

• Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG)

  To be granted planning permission you should comply with SPGs which are the detailed explanations of how the UDP and LDF policies should be applied.

• Do I need Building Control Approval?

  In addition to planning permission Building Control Approval is often required ensuring that buildings are constructed properly.

• Building demolition guidance

  By law there are a number of duties on anyone who intends to carry out demolition work, including giving advance notice to us of the intended demolition.