What is the council's process for planning applications?

Planning applications are decided by the local planning authority in line with its development plan for the area – unless there are very good reasons to not do so. Your local authority should be able to tell you how you can view its development plan.

The Portal has a number of pages on the decision process the application passes through at the local planning authority¹.

This section includes information on how applications are processed, how long the process is likely to take and what happens after the decision is made.

1. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/the-decision-making-process