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• Planning and Building

Planning and Building

• Weekly Planning Application Register, Search for Planning & Building Control Applications (webmap and websearch)
  • Weekly Planning Application Register, Search for Planning & Building Control Applications (webmap and websearch)
• Do I need Planning/Building Permission?
  • Not all development and building work requires planning permission or the issuing of a Building Regulation Licence. Further information regarding work that does not require planning or building permission and pre-application enquiries can be found here.
• Planning and building permissions
  • Planning and Building Control both process and determine applications in accordance with the requirements of Land Planning and Development Law and Building Regulations. This page provides information regarding submitting an application for planning permission and building control approval along with information regarding the application process.
• Past Development Plans & Development Briefs, current Business Plan and Monitoring
  • This page contains information regarding the previous Development Plans for the Island, UAP (2002) and RAP (2005), recently superseded by the Island Development Plan (2016). The page also contains information on monitoring undertaken on housing, employment and retail sectors. The monitoring section will be revised and updated in due course to be in accordance with the new requirements under the Island Development Plan 2016. Our current Business Plan is also available here, it sets out the duties and powers and policy priorities of the Development and Planning Authority and also describes the operational objectives and priorities of the Planning Service. There is also a link to our Customer Complaint Procedure from this page.
• Island Development Plan
  • The Island Development Plan (IDP) sets out the land planning policies for the whole of Guernsey in a single document and was adopted by the States of Guernsey on the 2nd November 2016. The IDP replaces both the Urban Area Plan and the Rural Area Plan with immediate effect.
• Conserving and Enhancing the Built, Natural and Historic Environment
  • Conserving and Enhancing the Built, Natural and Historic Environment
• Open Planning Meetings
  • Open planning meetings give the public the opportunity to see the deliberations of the Board and how planning decisions are reached and public speaking allows applicants and third parties who have submitted comments a chance to present their views.
• Comment on or object to a planning application
  • We encourage public involvement in planning and views and comments either in support of or against proposals are welcomed.
• Protect Against Unauthorised Development
  • The Development and Planning Authority has a duty under law to investigate and take action against possible breaches of planning control and breaches of the Building Regulations.
• Request a Property Search and Immunity Certificate
  • This page contains information regarding the mechanisms in place to help protect residents from unlawful planning and building development.
• Planning Appeals
  • Planning decisions made by the Planning Service (including decisions refusing a planning application, the issue of Compliance or Completion Notices, decisions to add a property to the Protected Buildings List, decisions to make a tree subject of a Tree Protection Order and decisions relating to planning conditions attached to the grant of planning permission) may be appealed to an independent Planning Tribunal
• High Hedge Complaints
  • Most hedges provide a suitable garden boundary but some can cause problems for neighbours when they are unsuitable for the particular location, are not properly maintained or are allowed to grow too tall. Some hedge species grow at a rapid rate and so can have adverse effects for those living in their shadow. Sometimes the person planting the hedge is unaware of the size it may reach when mature.