Electronic plan submission
Submitting your building plans for planning permission or building regulations approval to Southampton City Council could not be easier. By submitting plans online you save time, you can track your application’s progress, it will save you money and you can complete applications 24-7. We've provided a step by step guide on where to go, what information to provide and what happens next.
Contact Details:
Telephone: 023 8083 2558
Details of service:
Submitting plans
Before beginning work, you should, submit plans describing the work that you plan to undertake. There is a fee
Essential document and drawings
For planning consent, you need to supply detailed drawings of any modifications or new buildings; you would normally have these drawn up by an architect or a builder. If your application includes details of new buildings or extensions, you need to supply a detailed location plan showing dimensions and site boundaries in relation to neighbouring properties.
For building regulations approval you must supply plans (drawn to scale) that accurately show the existing building and proposed building works.
You need to supply enough information so that your intentions can be fully understood. It may be helpful to talk to a planning or building control officer before submitting any plans. For how to contact an officer visit the link on the left for planning permission or building regulations.
When you submit your application online please make sure that each document you send is less than 5mb in file size. You must make sure that the total file size (all files added together) for your application is not bigger than 2 20mb.
Submitting plans for building regulations
This page will guide you through the steps to submitting plans for building regulations approval.
Submitting plans for planning permission
The following information and documents are of a technical nature and may be difficult to understand for some people. The planning office telephone line is available if you do require extra help.
Also, some files are likely to be large because of their content. The files may take a few minutes to download and it is reccommended that you have a broadband internet connection (modem). Please check with your provider if you are unsure about the speed of your connection.
Last updated: 9 June 2008
