Planning application forms

The Portal provides a number of tools and guides to help you prepare your application and submit it to us and they are able to take payment of the application fee at the time of submitting your application.

Prior to making your application please refer to the council's guidance on what to submit with your application.

If you are not able to access the Planning Portal you can download and print paper copies of the forms from their website.

• Please remember that if you are not applying online you will have to supply one copy of all the required supporting documents and plans. You will also have to calculate the necessary fees yourself.
• Application forms with the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead logo should not be used to send applications to other local planning authorities.

Position on accepting amendments to planning applications

The council's position is not to seek or accept amendments after validation. We will not accept unsolicited amendments. Please do not seek amendments in response to an objection unless first agreed with your named planning case officer.

The council will exercise its discretion whether to request or accept amendments to a planning application under consideration.  Upon receipt of an application, we expect it to be:

• supported by relevant information (what to submit with your application) and
• in a condition to be fully assessed and determined as submitted.

On that basis our position is not to seek or accept amendments after validation.  We emphasise this approach by encouraging all to engage in the pre-application service.

Guidance on amendments

This guidance will help you understand when the council will/will not request or accept amendments to planning applications.

We will only seek additional information and/or amendment at officer discretion under either or both of these two conditions:

1.    Further analysis of the case means more information or clarification is needed to complete the assessment of the scheme. For example, cross sectional or levels details drawings. (We would not accept information which requires further consultation)
2.    Amendments of a very minor nature that would improve the scheme.  This must be a necessary improvement and not jeopardise a decision within the statutory period. For example, requiring additional consultation or more detailed third party expert advice.

In addition, we will:

•    only accept one round of amendments to a submitted scheme.
•    only accept the amendment if an extension of time is agreed at the outset.
•    the amendments must be submitted within the timescale given by the named planning case officer.