Consent types

Applications for outline planning permission seek to establish whether the scale and nature of a proposed development would be acceptable to the local planning authority, before a fully detailed proposal is put forward.

This type of planning application allows fewer details about the proposal to be submitted. Once outline permission has been granted, you will need to ask for approval of the details (“reserved matters”) before work can start. These details will be the subject of a “reserved matters” application at a later stage. You can make an application for reserved matters online via the Planning Portal. Learn more here.¹

Find out more about Outline planning consent² (this guidance is also provided in Welsh)³. [PDF]

1. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/wales/applications/consent-types/reserved-matters
2. https://ecab.planningportal.co.uk/uploads/1app/guidance/guidance_note_wales_en-outline_application_with_reserved_matters.pdf
3. https://ecab.planningportal.co.uk/uploads/1app/guidance/guidance_note_wales_cy-outline_application_with_reserved_matters.pdf