Development Management

The Council’s Development Management service is responsible for processing and determining planning applications and providing general advice about Town Planning legislation, procedures and policies/guidance.  The service also works alongside/supports the Council’s Public Protection team to investigate any breaches of planning control and provide general guidance about Planning Enforcement.

Planning Applications and Decisions

• Search the live database of Planning Applications

• View weekly list of Planning Applications

• View weekly advertised Planning Applications

• How to comment/object

• Speakers Panel (Planning) Meetings and Agendas

Tameside Maps

• Check planning application site history and other designations (including tree preservation orders) Please note that we recommend you use the Google Chrome browser to access this link at present.  As a result of a change that Microsoft have introduced, you may experience issues accessing the link using other browsers.   Apologies for any inconvenience.  
• GM Mapping and the Environment Agency also provide other important spatial information relevant to  land/properties within Tameside.

The Need For Planning Permission

• Do I need Planning Permission?

Please note that the ‘interactive house’, ‘common projects’ and ‘mini guides’ links available at this link (the planning portal website) are particularly useful. Should you wish to gain formal confirmation from the Council that you do not require planning permission for your project and it would constitute ‘permitted development',  please submit a ‘certificate of lawfulness’ via the planning portal website.

• Householder Permitted Development Rights

• Larger Home Extensions – Neighbour Consultation Scheme 

Duty Planning Officer/Pre-Application Service

• Duty Planning Officer Service

• Pre-Application Service

Apply for Planning Permission

• Apply On-line .

• Information required to be submitted with a Planning Application

Planning Guidance

• Tameside Unitary Development Plan

• Residential Design Guide

• Developer Obligations

• Trees & Landscaping on Development Sites

• Employment Land

• Sustainable Design & Construction Guide

• Other Planning Guidance

Planning Fees and Charges

• Planning Application Fees 

Planning Appeals

• General Advice on Planning Appeals 

• Search the Live Database of Planning Appeals

Planning & Building Control Enforcement

• General Advice on Enforcement

• Report a Breach of Planning

To see the Fair Access Statement, please visit Fair Access to Services - Policy Statement

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Contact Information
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