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Your council tax, benefits and business rates account will be offline

From 5pm on Tuesday 7 October until 5pm Friday 10 October you will not be able to access your council tax, benefits or business rates account online. This is whilst we upgrade our system. Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support online application forms remain available. Our information line also remains open on 0330 123 0081. We apologise for any inconvenience.

What information should I submit?


Fire safety and high-rise residential buildings (from 1 August 2021)

Please read the new guidance explaining the requirement for fire safety statements. This applies to any applications for proposals of 18 metres or more in height or 7 or more storeys.

Read the new fire safety and high-rise residential buildings guidance (opens new window)


Planning Portal - choosing your planning application (opens new window)

Once you know what type of application you're making, you should check what information you need to give us. This information is split into two groups:

  • National requirements

You can see all the national requirements on the Planning Portal (opens new window).

  • Local requirements

To see what our local requirements are, you need to check our Local Validation List. The Local Validation List was last updated and reviewed on 7 July 2021. Some application types (such as Discharge of Conditions) do not have local requirements. 

If you want to build a new development, you'll also need to check the local drainage requirements