Prior Approvals and Prior Notifications

National Requirements

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) is the legislation which outlines the development types and the required information that needs to be submitted with prior approval and prior notification applications. As a minimum, you must provide the information set out in the legislation for your application to be validated. We have set out below the application type, and direct link to the corresponding legislation.

Type

Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order

Covering application and links

Larger home extensions (Class A)- application requirements detailed in paragraph A.4(2) of Part 1-(https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/2/part/1/crossheading/class-a-enlargement-improvementor-other-alteration-of-a-dwellinghouse_paragraph-A.4)

• Enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys (Class AA)- application requirements detailed in paragraph AA.3(2) of Part 1-(https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/2/part/1/crossheading/class-aa-enlargement-of-adwellinghouse-by-construction-of-additionalstoreys_paragraph-AA.3

Commercial, business and service or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use (Class G);

• Certain uses to dwellinghouses (Class M);

• Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses (Class MA);

• Specified sui generis uses to dwellinghouses (Class N);

• Offices to dwellinghouses (Class O);

• Storage of distribution centre to dwellinghouses (Class P);

• Premises in light industrial use to dwellinghouses (Class PA);

• Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses (Class Q);

• Agricultural buildings to a flexible commercial use (Class R);

• Agricultural buildings to a state-funded school (Class S); • Commercial, business and service, hotels etc to state funded school (Class T);

• Application requirements for the above detailed in paragraph W of Part 3- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/2 /part/3/crossheading/class-v-changes-of-use-permittedunder-a-permission-granted-on-an-application_paragraphW

Moveable structures for historic visitor attractions and listed pubs, restaurants etc (Class BB)- application requirements detailed in paragraph BB.3(2) of Part 4- (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/ 2/paragraph/BB.3) • Provision of a temporary state-funded school on previously vacant commercial land (Class CA)- application requirements detailed in paragraph W, Part 3- (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/ 2/part/3/crossheading/class-v-changes-of-use-permittedunder-a-permission-granted-on-an-application_paragraphW)

• Temporary use of buildings or land for film-making purposes (Class E)- application requirements detailed in paragraph E.3(2) of Part 4- (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/ 2/part/4/crossheading/class-e-temporary-use-of-buildingsor-land-for-filmmaking-purposes_paragraph-E.3) 

Local Requirements

The Council requests the following supporting information with prior approval or prior notification application. This is the minimum requirement to be included in your supporting documentation to enable us to consider your application. If enough information is not provided within your supporting document, it is likely to cause delays to the consideration process.

Document

Type

Is it required for my application?

What information is required?

Where development extends floor space.

• Where alterations and/or extensions to an existing building(s) are proposed, including changes of use.

• When a new dwelling or building is proposed.

• Where structures are to be demolished that form part of the proposal.

·  Every elevation of the building e.g. front, rear and side(s) and state the direction in which each elevation faces e.g. rear (south).

·  Position and size of all windows and doors

·  Any buildings, walls or features to be demolished.

• Where development extends floor space.

• Where alterations and/or extensions to an existing building(s) are proposed, including changes of use.

• When a new dwelling or building(s) are proposed.

• Where any development is proposed below ground level

• Every elevation of the building, for example front, rear and side(s) and state the direction in which each elevation faces, for example rear (south).

• Position and size of all windows and doors

• Colour and type of finishing materials to be used.

• Outline elevations of other buildings that are close to the development.

• Where amenity maybe affected, drawings of neighbouring properties must be at scale or it must be made clear that they are not to scale.

• Where development extends floor space. 

• Where alterations and/or extensions to an existing building(s) are proposed, including changes of use.

• When new dwelling or building(s) are proposed.

• Where the development proposed is below ground level

• Uses of each room.

• Position of windows, doors, walls and partitions.

• Floor levels of the building(s) being constructed, altered or extended, in relation to the remainder of the building.

• Any buildings, walls or features to be demolished.

• Where any roof is being altered and the change cannot be adequately shown on the elevation plans.

• Where roof insulation is to be installed.

• Up to date map, showing the scale and direction of north.

• Size, position and use of buildings, in relation to the property boundary.

• Pedestrian, cyclist and public transport access, as well as vehicular access, for example the position and width of adjacent streets.

• Trees and hedges within the application site or on adjoining properties, which are within falling distance of the proposed development

All applications involving new buildings

• Where development is on a steep incline/decline.

• Where any development is proposed below ground level.

• Where site levels are proposed to be altered

The following reports may be required: 

• Preliminary Ecological Appraisal report; and/or

• Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) report and the EcIA Checklist and signed Declaration Form will need to be completed alongside reports submitted Note: individual species reports are unlikely to be accepted – please refer to Biodiversity Guidance for more information. Please do not submit your application until you have received all the surveys required to validate your application.  

• Other information where relevant: - Information to inform a Habitats Regulations Assessment, such as a shadow Habitats Regulation Assessment.

• Depending on the application type and nature of the proposal.

• Submitting further information at this stage will avoid any delays where further information maybe requested during the consideration process.

Each application type outlines the matters which the Council can consider as part of the application process. Where any of the below are a consideration for the application; reports, plans and/or statements may be required to provide further information:

• Land contamination risks

• Flood risk

• Heritage assets

• Noise impact

• Provision for storage and management of domestic waste

• Transport or highways

• Impacts of air quality

• Impacts of use of artificial light

• Impacts of glare

• Loss of existing use