Local validation checklists

The Council is obliged to review its Local Validation Checklists for Planning Applications so they are up to date and reflect current planning policies in accordance with National Guidance.

These checklists ensure that the Council has the right level of information submitted with planning applications at the start of the process and helps to make sure that the information requested is proportionate to the type and scale of application being made.

The Council has prepared and updated its four draft validation checklists - householder, general, minerals and waste checklists alongside policy justification and a validation matrix. The checklists are also accompanied by a ‘Planning Local Validation Checklists Guidance’ document which provides further information on what the Council expects from applicants when they prepare their planning application for submission.

The checklists and guidance documents were consulted on in February and March of 2024 and subsequently approved for adoption by the Council’s Environment and Communities Committee at their meeting of 11 March 2024.

Details required by the relevant Local Validation Checklists below must be submitted with a planning application to allow it to be registered as a valid planning application.  Failure to submit any of the requirements will render a planning application invalid and it will not be registered.

Local Validation Checklists

Local Validation Checklists / Guidance:

• Validation checklists guidance (PDF, 1.2MB)
• VC1 general validation checklist (PDF, 244KB)
• VC2 householder validation checklist (PDF, 155KB)
• VC3 minerals validation checklist (PDF, 300KB)
• VC4 waste validation checklist (PDF, 250KB)