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Statutory national information requirements
Select from the following links for more details of information that must be submitted with planning applications:
Relevant Policies and Guidance
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended 2008)
Guidance on Information Requirements and Validation (March 2010)
Development Management Policy Annex: Information requirements and validation for planning applications (March 2010)
Standard Application Form
What is required?
Since April 2008, all applications have had to be presented on the relevant standard 1APP application form, we would encourage you to submit your application electronically wherever possible, however you still have the option of submitting a paper based application if you wish.
Ownership Certificate and Notice
When required?
In all cases except for approval of reserved matters applications.
What is required?
Under section 65(5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, read in conjunction with Article 11 of the Development Management Procedure Order (DMPO), the Local Planning Authority must not entertain an application for planning permission unless the relevant Certificates concerning the ownership of the application site have been completed. All applications for planning permission except for approval of reserved matters must include the appropriate certificate of ownership. An ownership certificate A, B, C or D must be completed stating the ownership of the property. For this purpose an ‘owner’ is anyone with a freehold interest, or leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than 7 years.
Where an applicant is not the (or sole) owner of the land, a notice to any other owner(s) of the application site must be completed and served in accordance with Article 11 of the DMPO.
Agricultural Land Declaration
When required?
In all cases except for application for reserved matters, extension to the time limit for implementing an existing planning permission, discharge or variation of conditions, works to protected trees, conservation area consent for demolition, listed building consent, a lawful development certificate, prior notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development, a non-material amendment to an existing planning permission, or consent to display an advertisement.
What is required?
This is a certificate, which if required, is on the application form. It must be signed whether or not the site includes an agricultural holding. If there are agricultural tenants they must be notified prior to the submission of the application.
Location Plan
When required?
In all cases.
What is required?
All applications must include copies of a location plan based on an up-to-date map. This should be at a scale of 1:1250 (or 1:2500 for remote sites). The application site should be edged clearly with a red line. It should include all land necessary to carry out the proposed development – for example, land required for access to the site from a public highway, visibility splays, landscaping, car parking and open areas around buildings.
A blue line should be drawn around any other land owned by the applicant, close to or adjoining the application site.
Site/Block Plan
When required?
In all cases.
What is required?
All applications must include copies of a site/block plan which should be drawn at an appropriate metric scale of 1:200 or 1:500 and should accurately show:
a) the direction of North;
b) the proposed development in relation to the site boundaries and other existing buildings on the site;
and the following, unless these would NOT influence or be affected by the proposed development:
c) all the buildings, roads and footpaths on land adjoining the site including access arrangements;
d) all Public Rights of Way crossing or adjoining the site;
e) the position of all trees on the site, and those on adjacent land;
f) the extent and type of any hard surfacing;
g) boundary treatment including walls or fencing where this is proposed.
Existing and Proposed Elevations
When required?
In all cases where the elevations will change as a result of the proposal.
What is required?
Elevations should be drawn to a scale of 1:50 or 1:100 and show clearly the proposed works in relation to what is already there. All sides of the proposal must be shown and these should indicate, where possible, the proposed building materials and the style, materials and finish of windows and doors. Blank elevations must also be included; if only to show that this is in fact the case.
For new buildings, full information should also be submitted to demonstrate how proposed buildings relate to existing site levels and neighbouring development. Such plans should show existing site levels, finished floor levels and finished height (with levels related to a fixed datum point off site) and also show the proposals in relation to adjoining buildings.
Where a proposed elevation adjoins another building or is in close proximity, the drawings should clearly show the relationship between the buildings, and detail the positions of the openings on each property.
Existing and Proposed Floor Plans
When required?
In all cases.
What is required?
Floor plans should be drawn to a scale of 1:50 or 1:100 and should explain the proposal in detail. Where existing buildings or walls are to be demolished these should be clearly shown. The drawings submitted should show details of the existing building(s) as well as those for the proposed development.
Existing and Proposed Sections
When required?
Where a change in ground level is proposed or the site is sloping. When a new building is proposed. When a track is proposed. When new openings, new staircases or double glazing are proposed.
What is required?
Sections should be drawn at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100 and should show a cross section(s) through the proposed building(s) and/or feature. In all cases where a proposal involves a change in ground levels, illustrative drawings should be submitted to show both existing and finished levels.
For new buildings, full information should also be submitted to demonstrate how proposed buildings relate to existing site levels and neighbouring development. Such plans should show existing site levels and finished floor levels (with levels related to a fixed datum point off site) and also show the proposals in relation to adjoining buildings.
In the case of extensions to existing buildings, the levels may be evident from floor plans and elevations, but particularly in the case of sloping sites it will be necessary to show how proposals relate to existing ground levels or where ground levels outside the extension would be modified. Levels should also be taken into account in the formulation of Design and Access Statements.
In the case of a new track, a section through the proposed track should be provided, showing the method of construction and materials.
Where new features are being introduced for example staircases, new openings or windows, especially but not exclusively, into listed buildings a cross section through the proposed feature will be required.
Roof Plan
When required?
In all cases where works to the roof or new roofs are proposed.
What is required?
Roof plans should be drawn at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100 and are used to show the shape of the roof. Details such as the roofing material, vents, rooflights, sun-pipes, chimneys, solar panels and their location should be specified on the roof plan.
Design and Access Statement
Design and Access Statement Guidance Notes – Full Planning Permission
Design and Access Statement Guidance Notes – Householder Permission
When required?
All applications for outline and full planning permission unless they relate to one of the following:
a material change of use of land and buildings where there is no operational development;
engineering or mining operations;
extension to the time limit for implementing an existing planning permission;
development of land pursuant to Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (determination of applications to develop land without conditions previously attached).
If the site is wholly or partially within a designated Conservation Area, Design and Access Statements are required for the following:
Householder developments.
The extension of an existing building used for non-domestic purposes where the floorspace created does not exceed 100 square metres.
The erection or alteration of a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure, up to 2m high (or the height of the existing means of enclosure, whichever is the higher), except where it is within the curtilage of a Listed Building.
Development on operational land, consisting of the erection of a building or structure up to 100 cubic metres in volume and 15m in height.
The provision of plant or machinery where, as a result of the development, the height of the plant or machinery would not exceed the greater of 15 metres above ground level, or its original height.
Applications for listed building consent – The authority does not require a separate design and access statement. The requirements have been incorporated into the Heritage Statement.
What is required?
A Design and Access Statement is a short report accompanying and supporting a planning application that should seek to explain and justify the proposal in a structured non-technical way which can easily be understood by local communities.
The level of detail required in a Design and Access Statement will depend on the scale and complexity of the application and be proportionate to the type of development proposed, but need not be long.
Planning Fee
When required?
In all cases except for listed building consent applications, alterations to a dwelling house which would have been permitted development but permitted development rights have been removed, works to improve access and/or safety, health and comfort of disabled persons and certain resubmissions.
What is required?
Payment can be made by cheque made payable to Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) or online through the planning portal or by credit/debit card either in person or over the phone.
