Planning Applications
This page
provides you with advice on all aspects of the planning application
process including information on:
Planning Applications - Do I Need Permission?
If you have never made a planning application before or need to
check whether the development you are planning needs planning
permission please refer to Do I Need
Planning Permission which provides information on Permitted
Development rights and when a planning application will be
necessary.
Pre-Application Discussions
Scarborough Borough Council encourages people to enter
into pre-application discussions with a Planning Officer prior
to the formal submission of an application. This allows you
to confirm the scope of the information in the application, address
whether the proposal may need to be amended to comply with the
Council’s policies in the Development Plan and other Officer advice
and seek a view on whether planning permission is likely to be
granted.
More information is available from the Pre-Application discussions page.
Making a Planning Application
New planning application forms come into force on 6 April
2008. We will not be able to accept 'old style' forms
after 5 May 2008. Alongside the new forms, revised fees
and new rules on information submitted with an application
(validation requirements) come into force. For further
information please use the links below.
Planning applications which can be submitted online via the
Planning Portal
or in
paper to the Planning Office cannot be processed without the
correct form, fee and supporting information. Applicants are
encouraged to check that they are submitting everything they need
to prior to sending an application. More information on
each of these subjects is available from the links below.
Public Access - Viewing Planning Applications and Making
Comments
Scarborough Borough Council publishes planning
applications on the website via the Public Access system
which allows users to search, select, view and submit comments
on current planning applications to the Council via the Internet.
It enables members of the public, councillors and other vested
interest groups to interact with the planning process at a time and
place that suits them.
Applicants and agents can use Public Access to track and monitor
the progress of their application online. Applications will not
appear online until they have been validated by the Council, which
may take 2 or 3 days.
Drawings and documents which accompany applications have been
published since August 2005. We are currently working towards
displaying decision notices on cases prior to this date.
Planning Appeals
An appeal can be made against a planning decision if the
application hasn't been decided within the specified time limits or
ifyou don't agree with the decision or any conditions attached to
that decision. Details about appeal can be
viewed via the Public Access System.
Further Information on appeals is available via the
Planning Appeals
Scarborough Borough Council works in partnership with the
Planning Portal to provide services and information about the
planning system.
Planning Enforcement
The Planning Enforcement pages
provide information on Scarborough Borough Council's Enforcement Strategy, what we can do if soemone
is doing something without planning permission or is in breach of a
planning permission and gives access to current
Enforcement Registers.
Council Meetings - Planning
The Planning and Development Committee meets every
three weeks and covers all areas of Scarborough Borough excluding
those in the North York Moors National Park.
Around 90% of all planning applications are decided under the
Scheme of Delegation and will not go to
a committee. Details on whether a planning application will
be 'delegated' or heard at committee can be viewed on the
Public Access system.
Planning Office Hours
Scarborough Borough Council Planning Services office hours
are:
- 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Contact Details
Regeneration and Planning
Scarborough Borough Council
Town Hall
St Nicholas Street
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 2HG
Email: planning.services@scarborough.gov.uk
Fax: 0870 191 3997