Amending planning permission

Revisions prior to a decision on a planning application being made

A planning application can be amended after it has been submitted to the local planning authority (LPA) and before it is determined. It is at the LPA’s discretion whether to accept any changes to the application. It may ask for a new application to be submitted where the changes are significant.

When an application is amended, it is up to the LPA to determine whether the publicity and consultation processes should be re-run. The LPA should consider whether, without re-consultation, any of those who were entitled to be consulted on the application when it was first submitted would be deprived of the opportunity to make any representations that they may have wanted to make on the application as amended.

Revisions once a decision on a planning application has been made

There are various ways of amending a planning permission once it has been granted, including by making an application under sections 96A, 73, 73A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (