Businesses needing advice on making a planning application are welcome to contact our Planning service. You may also use our online enquiry from.
The Department for Communities & Local Government, the Small Business Council and the Planning Portal have worked together to create a guide for businesses to: (1) help provide a basic guide to the procedures of the planning system; (2) explain how to apply for planning permission; (3) provide links for further information.
The Government has also produced a guide, which you can view on the Communities & Local Government web site: