Outline Applications
An outline planning application allows you to reserve certain matters for consideration at a later date; such a Siting, Design, External Appearance, Landscaping and means of Access. If any of these matters need to be considered at the outset then you will need to provide the necessary information. You will not be able to submit an outline application where the proposal concerns or is likely to affect a Listed Building since the planning authority will have to consider the effect of the whole proposal on the building.
The granting of an outline planning permission will necessitate a further application for the approval of Reserved Matters (ie Siting, Design, External Appearance etc) before the development can commence. Unless there is a good reason to apply for outline consent it is usually best to apply for Full Planningt Permissionr from the start.
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Conservation Areas
In the event that you live in a Conservation Area then Conservation Area Consent will be needed before any development (including change of use) can be undertaken. It is a similar process to that used for normal planning permission and can be dealt with as part of the normal planning application process. If the proposal involves demolition however, it will be necessary to add one or two other components.
Generally in addition to the drawings required for the grant of planning permission, the Local Authority will also require :
Tree Preservation Orders
There are many myths about tree preservation orders and exactly what they are. Just about all Local Authorities have trees for which tree preservation orders (TPO's) are in place. Many of these relate to what might be considered very ordinary groups of trees - it is not just the giant oak on the village green that has a TPO attached.
What is Planning Permission all about?
- What's covered
- The definition of planning within the 1990 Act is extremely wide ranging although there are what are known as Permitted Development Rights which deal with forms of development that do not necessarily require planning permission. Although there are various forms of PDR's covering different classes of land use, from a domestic point of view they generally refer to minor extension work provided certain conditions are met.
- Permitted Development
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It is possible that you do not require Planning Permission at all (although you may still need Building Control Approval). In general land has attached to it what are called Permitted Development Rights which as their name suggests, allows certain forms of development without the need to obtain formal Planning Permission.
Note also that the definition includes change of use thus implying that it is not necessary to do any building work whatsoever but still require Planning Permission.
Other considerations related to planning permission include Conservation Area Consent, Tree Preservation Orders and a host of other minor but important legal requirements which may have an impact on a particular development.