Validation list locator for England

Every English local planning authority can publish a local validation list setting out additional information it may require with planning applications. Finding the right list is not always easy: some councils use a web page, some use separate checklists by application type and others publish PDFs that move when the list is revised.

This page is Planning Geek’s directory of English local validation-list sources. Use it to get to the council’s current material, then check the date and the particular trigger that applies to your application.

For what a council can lawfully require – including the national requirements, section 62 limits and the August 2026 NPPF policy DM2 – see our guide to planning application validation requirements.

Before relying on a council list

A link in this directory tells you where Planning Geek found the authority’s validation material. It does not certify that every document reached through that link is legally current for every application.

Councils sometimes leave older PDFs online, replace a document without preserving the same URL, or republish the same list through a new page. Before treating an item as a requirement for validity, check:

• the date the local list was published or republished;
• whether it is the current list identified by the authority;
• whether the requirement actually applies to your application type and proposal;
• whether it is proportionate to the nature and scale of the development; and
• whether the subject matter is capable of being a material planning consideration

The statutory limits are explained on our validation requirements page. The August 2026 NPPF also strengthens the national policy expectation that information requirements are consistent and proportionate, particularly for minor and medium development.

England local validation list links

Where possible we link to the council’s validation hub or current checklist page rather than a single PDF, because that is less likely to break when the authority updates its list. Where no dedicated local-list page could be found, the table may link to the authority’s main planning application page instead.

Found a broken or superseded link?

Local authority websites change frequently. If a link above takes you to a missing page or an obviously superseded document, please let us know. We would much rather correct the directory than leave somebody relying on the wrong checklist.

If your council says an application is invalid and you disagree with the requirement, see our guide to the formal Article 12 validation dispute procedure.

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Validation List Page Updated: 21st August 2026