Planning permission for house extensions and new homes
Applications for planning permission for building house extensions or new homes must be made to your local district, borough, or city council. These councils will also provide advice and assistance with the planning process, and their websites have information and planing forms to download.
Residential planning links from the DirectGov website
Search the register of planning decisions
Apply for building regulations approval
Repairs, planning permission and building regulations homepage
The Planning Portal
The Planning Portal is the government's online planning and building regulations resource. It offers an online service for making planning permission and building regulations applications.
General public information homepage
The New Forest - special rules apply
The New Forest became a National Park in 2005, and special planning rules now apply to householders and busineses within the National Park Boundary.
Planning information (New Forest National Park website)