Technical Advice for Planning Applicants (EHTAP)

EH-TAP is a service for developers, applicants and agents in Cornwall. It gives advice on Environmental Health matters linked to the planning process.

What advice is available?

• Air quality
• Contaminated land
• Noise
• Odour

What are the EH-TAP services?

• Preliminary EH-TAP
• Detailed EH-TAP

Preliminary EH-TAP

• This is an optional service under Pre-Application Advice services.
• Applicants will be given a report which explains any Environmental Health constraints.
• We will recommend any technical assessments that are required to be submitted.
• More information on Preliminary EH-TAP is available in the EH-TAP Guidance.

Detailed EH-TAP

There are two options available for Detailed EH-TAP:

Option A

• Review of proposed sampling / monitoring methods

Option B

• Review of completed technical assessments.

What is the benefit of EH-TAP?

• Your application will include all the required assessments.
• Your application is more likely to be accepted by Environmental Health

Expedited Planning response:

• You may be short on time and in need of a quick turn around for a response from Environmental Health.
• Environmental Health will prioritise your response and provide it on the 5th working day.
• An expedited response will not guarantee that the application will be accepted.

Prices

You can find prices for EH-TAP on the technical advice for planning applicants page.

Get advice

If you would like a free quotation or further information, please get in touch with the Business Regulatory Support team via email at businessadvice@cornwall.gov.uk or call 0300 1234 212 (option 4). Alternatively you can follow the link below to use our online contact form.

Contact Business Support

Expedited Planning Response

This service can be purchased by contacting the planning validation team. View the contact information for the planning team.