Certificate of lawfulness
Certificate of lawfulness - proposed
You should use the application for a Lawful Development Certificate (LDC) for proposed use or development to establish whether a proposed change of use, or operational development, would require planning permission.
You can find further information about Lawful Development Certificates on the Planning Portal.
Apply
You can apply online on the Planning Portal website.
Alternatively, you can download the application form and submit it to us via email or post. Below we've listed the application form, checklist, fee information and help notes:
- Application form (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
Checklist (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed) [14KB] - Fee information
- Help notes (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
Certificate of lawfulness - existing
You should use the application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use or development to establish whether an existing use of land, operational development previously undertaken, or activity in breach of a planning condition is lawful, even though it does not have planning permission.
You can find further information about Lawful Development Certificates on the Planning Portal.
Apply
You can apply online on the Planning Portal website.
Alternatively, you can download the application form and submit it to us via email or post. Below we've listed the application form, checklist, fee information and help notes:
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