This page provides you with detailed guidance on what information you will need to include when submitting a planning application.
The council's Validation Guidance Document (PDF) (March 2024) provides detailed advice. A revised layout is currently being finalised and will be published in due course. In the meantime you are still able to use the previous individual checklists as reference for the different application types, but please note that these have not been updated:
Householder
- Householder application for works or extension to a dwelling (PDF)*
- Householder application for works or extension to a dwelling & Listed building consent (PDF)*
- Householder application for works or extension to a dwelling & relevant demolition of an unlisted building in a Conservation Area (PDF)*
- Prior Notification of a proposed larger home extension (PDF)*
Full application
- Full planning application (PDF)*
- Full planning application and listed building consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building (PDF)*
- Full planning application and relevant demolition of an unlisted building in a Conservation Area (PDF)*
- Full planning application and consent to display advertisement (PDF)*
Outline and reserved matters
- Outline planning application with all matters reserved (PDF)*
- Outline planning application with some matters reserved (PDF)*
- Application for approval of reserved matters following Outline approval (PDF)*
- Permission in principle (PDF)*
- Technical Details Consent (following shortly)
Post decision applications
- Application for removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission (PDF)*
- Application for approval of details reserved by condition (DISA) (PDF)*
- Non-material amendment (PDF)*
Consent applications (advert, LB, etc.)
- Non-material amendment (PDF)*
- Relevant demolition application in a Conservation Area (PDF)*
- Consent application to display an advertisement (PDF)*
Lawful development certificates
- Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed use or development (PDF)*
- Lawful Development Certificate: Existing use or operation/activity including those in breach of a planning condition (PDF)*
- Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed works to a Listed Building (following shortly)
Tree works
- Tree works to trees subject to a tree preservation order (TPO) and/or notification of works to trees in a conservation area (PDF)*
- Hedgerow Removal Notice (PDF)*
Prior notifications
Demolitions, telecommunications and agricultural
- Prior notification of proposed demolition (PDF)*
- Prior notification of proposed development by telecommunications code system operators (PDF)*
- Prior notification of agricultural or forestry: proposed building (PDF)*
- Prior notification of agricultural or forestry: proposed road (PDF)*
- Prior notification of agricultural or forestry: excavation/waste material (PDF)*
- Prior notification of agricultural or forestry: proposed fish tank (cage) (PDF)*
Changes of use (to C3)
- Prior Notification for proposed change of use of agricultural building to a flexible use within shops, financial/professional services, restaurants and cafes, business, storage or distribution, hotels or assembly or leisure (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for proposed change of use of building from Office (B1) to a dwelling house (C3) (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for proposed change of use of agricultural building to a dwelling house (C3), and for associated operational development (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for proposed change of use from storage or distribution buildings (B8) and any land within its curtilage to dwelling houses (C3) (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for proposed change of use from amusement arcades/centres and casinos, (sui generis uses) and any land within its curtilage to dwelling houses (C3) (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for proposed change of use from light industrial (B1(c)) and any land within its curtilage to dwelling houses (C3) (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for proposed change of use of a building from shops (A1), financial/professional services (A2), betting office, pay day loan shop, launderette or a mixed use combining use as a dwelling house with anything previously mentioned to a use falling within Class C3 (dwelling houses) and for associated operational development (following shortly)
Change of use (to state-funded school/nursery)
- Prior notification for proposed change of use to State-funded school or registered nursery (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for proposed change of use of agricultural building to a State-funded school or registered nursery (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for temporary school buildings on vacant commercial land and the use of that land as a state-funded school for up to 3 academic years (following shortly)
Change of use (others)
- Prior Notification for proposed change of use from shops (A1), financial/professional services (A2), betting officers, pay day loan shops and casinos (sui generis uses) to restaurants and cafes (A3) (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for proposed change of use from shops (A1), financial/professional services (A2), betting officers, pay day loan shops and casinos (sui generis uses) to assembly and leisure uses (D2) (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for temporary use of buildings or land for the purposes of commercial film-making and the associated temporary structures, works, plant or machinery required in connection with that use (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for the installation, alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment on the roofs on non-domestic buildings (up to a capacity of 1 Megawatt) (following shortly)
- Prior Notification for development consisting of the erection or construction of a collection facility within the curtilage of a shop (following shortly)
*If you require accessible versions of these documents, please email ContactUs@eastcambs.gov.uk