Validation requirements

We need specific information from you to validate your planning application. Without this the application will be invalid, which will delay the statutory start date of your application until the required information is received.

What is required includes an application form, plans and supporting reports in line with our Local Planning Application Requirements (LPAR) (PDF 794KB). Please note your application may be subject to an additional administration charge if it is invalid. Please see the above link for full details.

Process change

For applications submitted from 4 April 2022 our administration charge will be changing.

In 2019 Redbridge Planning Service introduced an administration charge relating to invalid applications. The aim of this charge was to encourage a positive change in behaviour to reduce the high rate of invalid applications submitted to Redbridge. Invalidating an application incurs additional time and financial resources from the Council Planning Service (which is also a cost to the tax payer) – unfortunately this demand is not sustainable given the current financial and capacity pressures on local authority resources. Invalidating an application also slows down the application process, and results in longer waiting times for us to validate new applications. By reducing the number of invalid applications we can streamline the application process, and we will be able to provide agents and applicants a faster service.

For applications submitted from 4 April 2022 we will be altering how our administration charge works – the charge will be levied immediately upon invalidation of an application (this is detailed on our validation requirements, linked above on p.10).

This change will take effect for a period of 6 months at which time we will review the situation and process and make changes as necessary.

Should you need any further information please submit a contact form.

Householder and small developments

For smaller developments, assistance in quickly identifying what you will need to provide is available below in our quick guide matrix. Please use this as a quick guide only, and see full details in our LPAR document above.

Required - should be tailored to the type of development involved
Please check - subject to site constraints/nature of development being applied for

Document	Householder application	Full planning permission (commercial works)	Full planning permission (new residential unit)	Full planning permission (change of use)
Completed application form (with ownership certificate)	Required	Required	Required	Required
Fee	Required	Required	Required	Required
Location plan	Required	Required	Required	Required
Block plan	Required	Required	Required	Required
Design and access statement			Required
Existing and proposed floor plans (including roof plans where the development affects a roof)	Required	Required	Required	Required
Existing and proposed elevations	Required	Required	Required	Required if includes external alterations (such as changes to windows)
Arboriculture Impact Statement/Tree Survey	Please check	Please check	Please check
Flood Risk Assessment/Sustain able Urban Drainage Schemes	Please check	Please check	Please check
Heritage Statement	Please check	Please check	Please check	Please check
Archaeological Assessment	Please check	Please check	Please check
Basement Impact Assessment	Required (if a basement is part of the development)	Required (if a basement is part of the development)	Required (if a basement is part of the development)
CIL Application Forms			Required
Waste/Site Waste Management Plan/Service Delivery Plan			Required	Required

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