Apply for a Lawful Development Certificate
You can apply for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that:
- your proposed work does not need planning permission, or
- work you have already started or completed is lawful
You can look at the Planning Portal for more information about Certificates of Lawfulness.
Appy for a certificate for proposed or existing works
To apply for a Lawful Development Certificate, you must provide:
- your name, address and contact details
- your email address
- the address of the property you are applying about, if different to your address
- a written description of the work that has been carried out, including measurements and plans
To support your application, we recommend you also provide:
- a block plan, including the scale (for example, 1:200 or 1:500)
- a site location plan, including the scale (for example, 1:1250)
- sketch drawings
- photographs of the site
- the reasons why you consider the development is lawful
- any evidence you have to support your claim that a development is lawful