Planning applications
Make a planning application
» Submit planning applications online via the Planning Portal 
Search for and comment on planning applications
» Search our planning database for current and past planning records This allows you to view details (including drawings) of planning applications, check on their progress and make comments on them.
You can also comment on planning applications by email planning@lbhf.gov.uk, quoting the application reference. Please provide your name and address if you would like to receive an acknowledgement.
» View the weekly lists of planning applications
» View the agendas and minutes of the Planning Applications Committee
Pre-application advice
» Planning application team contact details Get advice and guidance on your planning application.
» Duty Planner service Informal advice on some planning issues
Planning applications notification
» Email alerts - Register for planning application email alerts and receive regular updates about planning applications in your area.
How planning applications are assessed
All planning applications are assessed:
- against the borough’s 2003 » Unitary Development Plan (UDP)
- in terms of other material planning considerations such as the impact on the environment and the amenity interests of the community
- against the Mayor of London's 2004 London Plan
» Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) provide additional guidance on the application of development plan policies. The SPDs on Access for All (pdf) and Energy (pdf) were adopted in March 2006 and are currently applicable alongside the main policies in the UDP.
The council has started work on new Local Development Documents (LDDs) which will replace the UDP, and will be included in the » Local Development Framework (LDF) for the borough. The new documents are being prepared in accordance with the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
