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Apply for permission

If planning permission is required for your proposal, you will need to complete the appropriate application form and provide the necessary documentation and fee. Applications must be made using the standard national application forms.

We are currently experiencing a high level of demand for planning applications. This may delay our response time and we appreciate your patience at this time.

Apply for planning permission online

We encourage you to submit your application online through the national Planning Portal where you can:

  • create a site location plan
  • add attachments
  • calculate the fee
  • and pay via a secure web link.

  • link: Calculate planning application fee - Planning Portal

Alternatively the planning fee can be paid using our online payment system using a debit or credit card.

  • link: online payment system

Further information about what documents you will need to submit with your application can be found on the planning portal:

  • link: How to apply - Planning Portal

or by viewing our locally adopted validation lists from the downloads section of this web page.

Make an application - Planning Portal

Apply by post

We strongly advise you to apply for planning permission online.

If you can't, you will need to download the application form from the Planning Portal:

  • link: Download applications - Planning Portal

and send it by post to our address, given in the contact details on this page.

If submitting on paper please ensure that you send the completed application form plus all the necessary supporting plans and documents.

Contact details

  • Planning
  • Online contact form
  • planning.admin@ashfield.gov.uk
  • 01623 457389
  • Ashfield District Council
    Council Offices
    Urban Road
    Kirkby in Ashfield
    Nottinghamshire
    NG17 8DA

Downloads

Some files may not be accessible to everyone. You can request the file in a different format from the contact on this page.

  • Adopted validation list - householder applications (DOCX - 58Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
  • Adopted validation list - full and major adaptations (DOCX - 106Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
  • Adopted validation list - miscellaneous applications (DOCX - 131Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025

Related links

  • Pre-application advice

Page last updated 09 September 2025

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