Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use of operation or activity including those in breach of planning condition

Applications to show that the existing use or building on site is lawful.

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Planning Application Requirements

The following Plans and Supporting Documents are required to meet National and Local requirements. They may be either Conditional or Mandatory. Review the Condition/Trigger to determine if that requirement applies to your application.

Requirements are marked with L=Local, N=National, C=Conditional, M=Mandatory.

Plan Requirements

(NM) Application form

Completed form (original plus 1 copy to be supplied unless the application is submitted electronically).

(NM) Fee

The appropriate fee.

(NM) Location Plan

2 copies of a plan which identifies the land to which the application relates drawn to an identified standard metric scale (typically 1:1250 or 1:2500 for larger sites) and should show:

the direction north
sufficient roads and/or buildings on land adjoining the application site
the application site boundary and all land necessary to carry out the proposed development i.e. land required for access to the site from the road, outlined in red
A blue line should be drawn around any other land owned by the applicant that is close to or adjacent to the property.

When using Ordnance Survey mapping for planning applications, the map should:

Not be a Land Registry document
Not be used for multiple applications
Show OS Crown copyright as a an acknowledgment
Not be a photocopy or screen grab image
Not to be copied from existing OS mapping if using hand drawn maps – such as standard sheets.
Show the correct licence number if you wish to print or copy maps for applications

(LC) Block Plan

The block plan (2 copies) should be drawn at an identified standard metric scale (1:500). It should show the proposed development in relation to the site boundaries and other existing buildings on the site, with metric dimensions specified including those to the boundaries. It should also show the direction of north.

It should also include the following – unless they would NOT influence or be affected by the proposed development:

All buildings, roads and footpaths on land adjoining the site including access arrangements.
All public rights of way crossing or adjoining the site.
The position of all trees on the site, and those on adjacent land.
The extent and the type of any hard surfacing.
The boundary treatment including walls or fencing where this is proposed.

(LC) Existing and proposed elevations

2 copies Scale 1:100/1:50. All plans to clearly and consistently show existing and proposed works. All plans to have a scale bar, key dimensions in metric (distance of the development from the boundaries of the site and size of the building) original paper size and a north point.

(LC) Existing and proposed floor plans

(NM) Certificate of Lawfulness evidence (existing)

Such evidence verifying the information included in the application. This may include dated photographs, invoices, bank statements, rent books, sworn declarations

A statement setting out the applicant's interest in the land, the name and address of any other person known to the applicant to have an interest in the land and whether any such other person has been notified of the application

If the application specifies two or more uses, operations or other matters, a plan to a recognised metric scale which indicates to which part of the land each such use, operation or matter relates.

Fees

The fee payable is dependent on a number of factors.
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