Planning applications
Make a planning application
Search for and comment on planning applications
Search online for current and past planning records on the Planning Database. This allows you to view details (including drawings) of planning applications, check on their progress and make comments on them.
View the weekly lists of planning applications
View the agendas and minutes of the Planning Applications Committee
Pre-application advice
Planning Officers are able to offer advice and guidance on your planning applications.
We also offer a Duty Planner service at the Environment Services Department Reception.
Information on how we assess planning applications can be found below.
Planning applications notification
Register for planning application email alerts - Receive regular updates about planning applications in your area.
Planning Applications Weekly List
You can comment on planning applications online through the planning database or by email environment@lbhf.gov.uk, quoting the application reference. Please provide your name and address if you would like to receive an acknowledgement.
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 and Energy 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.
