The new planning application forms mean that we now have a standard form for the whole country. These new forms are maintained centrally and have also been converted into a new online submission service at the Planning Portal.
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Local Requirements when submitting a planning application to South Northamptonshire Council
In December 2007 the Department of Communities and Local Government published “The Validation of Planning Applications – Guidance for local planning authorities”. This document sets out the procedures whereby local planning authorities can adopt “local lists” of supporting information which is required to validate an application.
Under the new arrangements, which will be mandatory from 6 April 2008, there will be a “national list” that sets out the statutory requirements for applications. These "core requirements" will apply in each case. These requirements include:
• The completed application form
• The correct fee (where one is necessary)
• Ownership certificates
• Agricultural holdings certificate
• Design and Access Statement (where one is necessary)
• The location plan
• Other plans and drawings or information to describe the subject of the application, and
• An Environmental Statement (where one is necessary)
The guidance encourages local planning authorities to consult on and adopt local lists of additional information which the local planning authority can require to validate an application. Local planning authorities can still request additional information that is not on their “local list” in particular circumstances, but they will not be able to hold the application as invalid (nevertheless an application could still be deemed to be valid but refused on the grounds of inadequate information.)
South Northamptonshire Council’s local lists for different types of applications are set out below. They were formally adopted on 3 March 2008. In accordance with the Government guidance, the local lists are arranged according to different types of applications (e.g. outline permission, full permission, listed building consent etc.) However it should be noted that not every application will require all the information indicated on the respective list. In some cases the additional information will only be required for certain types of development, and in other cases only for applications above a certain size. These requirements are included in the lists that follow. Further details of the requirements for a particular entry on the local lists are set out after the local lists. For completeness the statutory “national requirements” are also included for each type of application.
Our local requirements for documents that must be submitted with your planning application can be found by clicking below :
New Online Building Regulations Public Access Register Launch
A brand new facility allowing public access to Building Regulations application information is now available. This will become a useful tool for home buyers and sellers, that will provide property information in respect of building regulations work. Please feel free to try out the new facility and provide feedback so that we can further enhance the facility. (Records within the register go back to 1992)
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