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For a planning application to be considered valid, it must contain all the information necessary for us to make a fair decision and be accompanied by the correct fee.
The Planning Application Validation Guidance below provides details of the information and documents required for a valid planning application:
- Planning Application Validation Guidance
- Local Validation List – Householder
- Local Validation List – Trees and Hedgerows
We also provide checklists, which are useful to ensure that you submit all the relevant information for your application and explain why you have not submitted a particular document where necessary:
- Householder Planning Application Checklist
- Tree and Hedgerow Removal Application Checklist
- All Other Applications Checklist
Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar Site and Phosphates
Please see the Phosphates page for more information, how this may affect your application and how we will deal with it.
National information requirements
There are national information requirements for all types of developments.
You can view the national requirements here.
Biodiversity Net Gain
The Council has adopted specific Biodiversity Net Gain validation requirements as an addendum to existing validation checklists. These validation requirements extend beyond the national minimum requirements.
Please see the Biodiversity Net Gain page for further information.
Phosphates within Somerset
Please see the Phosphates page for more information on how phosphates may affect your application and how we will deal with it.
Mineral and Waste Applications
Local areas have local information requirements for planning applications. Please ensure that you supply all documents and plans in line with these requirements.
For a planning application to be considered valid, it must contain all the information necessary for us to make a fair decision and be accompanied by the correct fee.
Waste Planning Applications
You can use the Local Validation Checklist guidance to help you to submit the necessary supporting information to register a valid planning application.
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