Validation requirements
National and local validation requirements
Joint Local Validation List Consultation - Monday 22 January 2024 to Monday 4 March 2024
Since our Local Validation List (LVL) was amended last year, our new Joint Local Plan (JLP) has been adopted and the LVL has undergone further revisions as a consequence. These revisions are such that formal six week consultation will be required, giving interested parties an opportunity to make any comments prior to the Joint LVL being adopted.
Please follow the link below for further information and to make comments on the latest Joint Local Validation List Consultation:
Take part in the Joint Local Validation List Consultation
National and Local Validation Lists
For a planning application to be valid, there are statutory and local information requirements which apply to each type of application. These are known informally as the national and local lists.
National requirements apply to all planning applications in England. We - as the local planning authority - set the local requirements, with regard to local policies and constraints.
Our local validation lists (which include national validation requirements) were adopted on 23 January 2020. In March 2022, the lists were reviewed - which resulted in some minor revisions. There was a further six week consultation, which ended in January 2023.
To access details of the 2023 consultation responses, please read our previous consultation responses (December 2022 to January 2023).
Adopted Local Validation Lists (Last updated October 2023)
- LVL Part One Householder
- LVL Part Two Major and Minor
- Enhanced Design & Access Statement Template
- Water Neutrality Statement Guidance