When you submit a planning application, you may need to include additional information to help us assess your application. Our planning advice note tells you what information to provide for each type of application.

Other important documents include our site visit process note.

Validation checklists

Validation checklists tell you what information you may need to send us in order for us to validate and assess your planning application.

If you're not sure which checklist you need, you should find the application you need on the Planning Portal. You should use the checklist with the same name.

Consultation

We have been reviewing our planning advice note and validation checklists and are proposing to make changes to what information we may need and when we will need the information in order to validate and assess your planning application.

We are now consulting on a new local validation checklist. You can view the draft local validation checklist and matrix below.

If you wish to make any comments, please send them to katie.herrington@bcpcouncil.gov.uk before 17 November 2025.