Planning Services Frequently Asked Questions

Pre-application advice.

The more information you give us about what you want to do, the more valuable and precise our advice will be. You can send us information in a way which suits you, though we prefer to receive it electronically at

planning.maidenhead@rbwm.gov.uk.

Pre-application advice is subject to a fee and you can see the scale of charges by referring to our Customer Guide "Advice before Applying"

We will always need the following information to provide you advice:

• A clear address for the site, preferably with the postcode;

• A brief description of what you want to do—for example a "two storey rear extension";

• Plans of what you want to do drawn to metric scale.

• A fee to cover our costs of providing you advice; and

• a location plan/map with your site clearly outlined. Our preference is for this to be at a scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500 with a North point shown.

You can also access the Planning Portal for advice. This is a website, operated by the Department for Communities and Local Government, which offers advice, easy-to-use tools and online services to help the general public and planning professionals.