Pre-application advice and Planning Performance Agreements
Pre-application advice
If you want to check whether you are likely to get planning permission before submitting an application, you can apply for pre-application advice.
Pre-application advice can help speed up the planning process by identifying potential issues early.
You will get advice from a planning officer.
Pre-application advice does not guarantee that your planning application will be approved. Officers may not be aware of all issues at this stage and cannot consider comments made after your application is submitted.
Pre-application advice is optional and you do not have to use this service before submitting an application.
Planning performance agreements
A planning performance agreement (PPA) is an optional project management tool you can use with us to agree how a planning application will be handled.
This can include agreeing:
- timescales
- actions
- resources
PPAs can help create an efficient and transparent process, particularly for large or complex proposals.
A PPA is agreed before you submit an application. It can cover pre-application and application stages and can also be extended to include post-application stages.
Planning performance agreements are optional and are not required to submit a planning application.
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Page last updated: 23 June 2026
