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Guidance on the use of the standard application form ('1app') and validation of applications

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All local planning authorities across Wales have been using the standard application form (1app) to accept electronic planning applications.

This guidance for Wales covers:

  • the use of the national standard application form for planning permission and other associated consent regimes; and
  • the information which must accompany a planning application so that the local planning authority can determine the validity of the application.

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