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Major planning applications - application
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The following information is required to accompany a major
planning application:
- Certificate of land ownership and at least four copies of a
signed and completed application form - see
How to apply.
- The correct fee - see a
list of planning application fees (new window
PDF 47KB).
- Existing site details, including a site survey picking up
landscape detail (including preserved trees), a desk top assessment
of any contamination, whether in an area liable to flood (please
mark on the plans), retained buildings and those to be demolished
including details of floor space. Any known constraints such as
protected species or archaeology that have been identified in the
pre-application phase should also be identified.
- The number and type of plans submitted and the details that
should be shown on them. Often with larger applications you will be
asked for additional copies of plans to aid public
consultation.
- High quality presentational material such as models,
photographs, coloured plans, street scenes and perspectives.
- Detailed description of development including a schedule of
floor space or residential numbers/sizes.
- Statement of compliance with the development plan and relevant
Government policies. The relevant policies should have been
identified at the pre-application stage.
- A
design and access statement (new
window) in accordance with the Town and Country Planning
(General Development Procedure) (Amendment) Order 2006. This should
identify the design principles and concepts that have been applied
to the development and how issues relating to access to the
development have been dealt with. The amount of development,
layout, scale, landscaping and appearance should be explained. The
development should be justified in the context of its relationship
to the character of the site and the surrounding area. Account
should be taken of any relevant townscape or landscape designations
such as conservation areas and the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.
The statement should indicate how safe, easy and inclusive access
is to be provided for all people within the development, regardless
of disability, age or gender and how existing and proposed routes
have been identified or will be maintained.
- A transport assessment. The level of detail will vary depending
on the scale and nature of the development and should be
established with the highway authority, Suffolk County Council,
prior to submission. Any transport assessment will be expected to
illustrate accessibility to the site by all modes of travel and the
likely percentage split of journeys. It should also give details of
proposals to improve access by public transport, walking and
cycling, to reduce the need for parking on site and to mitigate any
transport impact. The assessment should also consider the possible
impact on safety, congestion and the local community arising from
increased traffic movements and overflow parking.
- A
planning obligation statement (new window).
This should outline heads of terms identifying the planning
benefits proposed and quantify the scale of those benefits.
Where planning obligations and benefits are required, applicants
should also provide title evidence in respect of all interests
held in the property to which the obligations relate. An
undertaking to pay the Council’s reasonable legal costs will be
required.
- Details of any pre-application consultation undertaken by the
applicants.
- Details of vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian access to the
application site.
- Parking and servicing arrangements.
- An
environmental impact assessment (new window)
in appropriate cases. The Council will issue a screening opinion
for major applications giving a view as to whether an
environmental assessment is required.
- Details of any heritage assets on site including listed
buildings, ancient monuments or archaeological remains should be
noted on submitted drawings. An assessment should be submitted of
the impact of development upon the heritage assets and any adverse
impacts will need to be justified.
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