Required Plans
Please note: We accept plans submitted online as .pdf documents
with the size embedded in the file and the paper size and scale
written on the drawings.
Following the introduction of new legislation, which came into
force on 10th August 2006, Design and Access Statements must be
submitted with all applications for planning permission and listed
building consent, except for applications for householder
development, change of use and engineering and mining operations.
More information on the content of these statements can be found
from the Department of
Communities and Local Government, 
and the Commission for Architecture and the Built
Environment. A change of use of land or buildings is also dealt
with as a full application., but does not necessarily require the
submission of all such details.
Statements of Significance
From 23rd March 2010 a Statement of Significance must
be submitted for all types of applications relating to heritage
assets including works to listed buildings, scheduled monuments or
locally listed buildings, and developments in conservation areas
and landscape protection areas. A heritage asset does not have to
be formally designated by the Council but should have some
identifiable architectural, historic, archaeological or artistic
interest.
This statement is in addition to a Design and Access Statement
and planning applications which are not accompanied by a Statement
of Significance will not be validated. Further guidance on the
content expected is available within
PPS5 Planning for the Historic Environment and the accompanying
English Heritage/DCMS Practice Guide.
Location plan
All applications must include 3 copies of a
site plan based on an up to date map at a scale of 1:1250 or
1:2500.
- The plans should show at least two named roads
where possible and should show the direction of north.
- The application site must be edged clearly with a
red line. It should include all land necessary to carry out the
proposed development, for example, land required to access the site
from a public highway, visibility splays and car parking
areas.
- A blue line must be drawn around any other land
owned by the applicant, close to or adjoining the application
site.
Elevational Drawings
Elevations should be at a scale of 1:100 or
1:50 and should show all of the sides of the proposed development
as fully as possible. If known, the type and colour of the building
materials that are proposed should be indicated. If your property
is terraced or semi detached and the proposal is adjacent to the
boundary, it will be necessary to detail an adequate part of the
adjoining property’s elevation(s).
Floor Plans
Floor plans should also be at a scale of 1:100 or 1:50, and
should establish the layout of any new or revised areas and show
the relevant uses, for example kitchen, bedroom etc.
Block plans
Block plans are usually drawn at 1:500 or 1:200 scale, and show
the proposed development in relation to the site boundaries and
adjoining properties. They can be used to show windows, trees, hard
surfacing and boundary treatments that are relevant to or affected
by the application.
