The Town Planning Service considers a wide range of proposals, some of which require formal approval. On 1 October 2008 the criteria for householder permitted development changed, providing more flexibility to home owners to extend and alter their properties without having to apply for planning permission. 

For further information on the changes to householder permitted development, please refer to the Interactive House Guide and Common Projects pages on the Planning Portal website. It is important to note that these rules still only apply where permitted development rights are still in place, and that large areas of the Borough have had these permitted development rights removed. 

We would always advise customers to contact the Planning Service prior to carrying out any works to their property to confirm whether a planning application is required. If you are in any doubt, or need any further information, please contact the Planning Service on the phone number or e-mail address below, or by writing to us at the address at the top of this page. Further information and enquiry forms will be available on this website in due course.

Pre-application discussions on planning applications are widely recognised as being of benefit to both applicants and the local authority in ensuring a better mutual understanding of objectives and the constraints that exist. Adopting a positive attitude towards early engagement enables applications to be dealt with quicker, with a more certain outcome and the development will generally be of a better quality.  We welcome requests for pre-application advice and further details on how to request advice can be found in the 'More Information' box on the right hand side of this page.

This section has links to the various planning application forms and fee sheets. Guidance notes are included with the forms. The Council has no cash handling facilities and you are therefore encouraged to use the Pay it online facility in order to pay for applications, copies etc. Cheques can however be forwarded to pay for these.

If you have any queries regarding costs prior to payment being made, please contact Planning Admin on 01827 709282.

If you can't find the information you need here you can telephone 01827 709281 or email planningadmin@tamworth.gov.uk for more information.