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Applications. Most planning and building control applications are submitted online. You can apply to every local authority in England for planning permission using the Planning Portal. At the start of project you must consider whether the development requires planning permission or building regulations approval, or your project may need both.
- Types of Application
- Who Should An Application Be Submitted to?
- Validation Requirements
- Application Form
- National Information Requirements
- Plans and Drawings
- Ownership Certificate and Agricultural Land Declaration
- Design and Access Statement
- Outline Planning Applications
- Applications Subject to Environmental Impact Assessment
What types of application are possible?
There are 2 main types of application – applications for full planning permission and applications for outline planning permission. Applications can also be made for: 1. approval of reserved matters; 2. discharge of conditions; 3. amending proposals that have planning permission; 4. amending planning obligations; 5. lawful development certificates; 6. prior approval for some permitted development rights; 7. non-planning consents (such as advertisement consent, consent required under a Tree Pr...
What are non-planning consents?
Non-planning consents are those consents that may have to be obtained alongside or after, and separate from, planning permission in order to complete and operate a development lawfully. Paragraph: 002 Reference ID: 14-002-20140306 Revision date: 06 03 2014
What should prospective applicants do if they are unsure what type of application is needed?
Applicants who are unsure about which type of application to make should speak to their local planning authority for information on different types of planning application, as well as non-planning consents. Paragraph: 003 Reference ID: 14-003-20140306 Revision date: 06 03 2014
Which authority should deal with a planning application?
Most planning applications are submitted to the relevant local planning authority. In 2-tier council areas the relevant local planning authority will be the district council, except for applications involving minerals and waste development which are made to the county council. The local authority finder indicates the relevant authority for each area. In certain limited cases, it is possible to make an application direct to the Planning Inspectorate. Paragraph: 010 Reference ID: 14-010-2014030...
What if an application relates to land in more than one local planning authority area?
Where a site which is the subject of a planning application straddles one or more local planning authority boundaries, the applicant must submit identical applications to each local planning authority. See further guidance on how local planning authorities should publicise such ‘cross boundary’ applications. The planning fee is payable solely to the authority of wherever area contains the larger or largest part of the whole application site. Paragraph: 011 Reference ID: 14-011-20140306 Revisi...
What about development to be undertaken by a local authority?
The procedures dealing with development proposed by local authorities are contained in the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992(as amended). The principle underlying these Regulations is that local authorities must make planning applications in the same way as any other person and must follow the same procedures as would apply to applications by others. Local authorities may grant themselves planning permission for their own development on land in which they have an interest or...
What is required to make a valid application for planning permission?
The submission of a valid application for planning permission requires: (a) a completed application form (b) compliance with national information requirements (c) the correct application fee (d) provision of local information requirements Paragraph: 016 Reference ID: 14-016-20140306 Revision date: 06 03 2014
Where can the standard application form be found?
Applicants are encouraged to apply electronically through the local planning authority’s website. The standard application form can be viewed for information at Planning application and fire statement forms: templates. Alternatively, an application can be completed on a paper version of the form provided by the local planning authority. The vast majority of applications can be made using the standard application form. The standard application form cannot currently be used for applications for...
Does a planning application have to be made on paper?
Applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. However, online submission of supporting information may not always be possible. In these circumstances, information can be submitted to the local planning authority in hard copy, or electronically (eg on a CD or USB storage device). For electronic applications, a typed signature of the applicant or agent’s name is acceptable. Paragraph: 018 Reference ID: 14-018-20140306 Revision date: 06 03 2014
How many copies of the application form need to be submitted?
Applications submitted electronically do not need to be accompanied by any further copies either of the application or accompanying information. Applicants who apply on a paper copy of the standard application form must provide the original plus 3 copies of the form (a total of 4 copies), unless the local planning authority indicate that a smaller number is required. Local planning authorities may request additional copies above the statutory requirement, but failure to provide these addition...
What are the national information requirements
An application for planning permission must be accompanied by: 1. Plans and drawings. 2. Ownership Certificate and Agricultural Land Declaration. 3. Design and Access Statement(for some planning applications). 4. Fire Statement (for some planning applications made on or after 1 August 2021) In addition, there are specific requirements in relation to: 1. Outline planning applications. 2. Applications that are subject to Environmental Impact Assessment. Paragraph: 022 Reference ID: 14-022-20140...
What plans and drawings must be submitted with a planning application?
As a minimum, applicants will need to submit a ‘location plan’ that shows the application site in relation to the surrounding area. Additional plans and drawings will in most cases be necessary to describe the proposed development, as required by the legislation (see article 7(1)(c)(ii) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure (England) (Order) 2015. These may be requested by the local planning authority through their local list of information requirements, where it...
What information should be included on a location plan?
A location plan should be based on an up-to-date map. The scale should typically be 1:1250 or 1:2500, but wherever possible the plan should be scaled to fit onto A4 or A3 size paper. A location plan should identify sufficient roads and/or buildings on land adjoining the application site to ensure that the exact location of the application site is clear. The application site should be edged clearly with a red line on the location plan. It should include all land necessary to carry out the prop...
What is an ownership certificate?
A certificate which applicants must complete that provides certain details about the ownership of the application site and confirms that an appropriate notice has been served on any other owners (and agricultural tenants). The forms of notice are in Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure (England) (Order) 2015. An application is not valid, and therefore cannot be determined by the local planning authority, unless the relevant certificate has been complet...
Which ownership certificate should be signed?
1. Certificate A – Sole Ownership and no agricultural tenantsThis should only be completed if the applicant is the sole owner of the land to which the application relates and there are no agricultural tenants. 2. Certificate B – Shared Ownership (All other owners/agricultural tenants known)This should be completed if the applicant is not the sole owner, or if there are agricultural tenants, and the applicant knows the names and addresses of all the other owners and/or agricultural tenants. 3....
Can a planning application be made on someone else’s land?
The planning system entitles anyone to apply for permission to develop any plot of land, irrespective of ownership. However, an applicant is required to notify owners of the land or buildings to which the application relates, as well as any agricultural tenants, in accordance with article 13 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. When making an application, an applicant is required to sign a certificate confirming the ownership of the landto...
What is a Design and Access Statement?
A Design and Access Statement is a concise report accompanying certain applications for planning permission and applications for listed building consent. They provide a framework for applicants to explain how the proposed development is a suitable response to the site and its setting, and demonstrate that it can be adequately accessed by prospective users. Design and Access Statements can aid decision-making by enabling local planning authorities and third parties to better understand the ana...
What applications must be accompanied by a Design and Access Statement?
1. Applications for major development, as defined in article 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure (England) Order 2015; 2. Applications for development in a designated area, where the proposed development consists of: 2.1. one or more dwellings; or 2.2. a building or buildings with a floor space of 100 square metres or more. 3. Applications for listed building consent. For the purposes of Design and Access Statements, a designated area means a World Heritage Si...
What should be included in a Design and Access Statement accompanying an application for planning permission?
A Design and Access Statement must: (a) explain the design principles and concepts that have been applied to the proposed development; and (b) demonstrate the steps taken to appraise the context of the proposed development, and how the design of the development takes that context into account. A development’s context refers to the particular characteristics of the application site and its wider setting. These will be specific to the circumstances of an individual application and a Design and...
What details need to be submitted with an outline planning application?
Information about the proposed use or uses, and the amount of development proposed for each use, is necessary to allow consideration of an application for outline planning permission. Under article 5(3) of the Development Management Procedure Order 2015, an application for outline planning permission must also indicate the area or areas where access points to the development will be situated, even if access has been reserved. Paragraph: 034 Reference ID: 14-034-20140306 Revision date: 06 03 2014
Can details of reserved matters be submitted with an outline application?
An applicant can choose to submit details of any of the reserved mattersas part of an outline application. Unless the applicant has indicated that those details are submitted “for illustrative purposes only” (or has otherwise indicated that they are not formally part of the application), the local planning authority must treat them as part of the development in respect of which the application is being made; the local planning authority cannot reserve that matter by condition for subsequent a...
Can a local planning authority request further details in relation to reserved matters?
A local planning authority can request further details in relation to reserved matters under article 5(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. If a local planning authority considers that an outline application ought to include details of the reserved matters it must notify the applicant no more than one month after the application is received, specifying which further details are required. Paragraph: 036 Reference ID: 14-036-20140306 Revis...
What information is required if an application is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment?
For projects requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment, an Environmental Statement (and non-technical summary) must be provided. See guidance on Environmental Impact Assessment. Paragraph: 037 Reference ID: 14-037-20140306 Revision date: 06 03 2014
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