Property Development Project - Day 67

In order to proceed with the property development project I have downloaded the Planning Application forms from the Council’s website along with the notes on how to fill them in and the fees rates.

The application forms come as .pdf files that I print out and fill in by hand.

While doing so I note that where a building is to be demolished in a Conservation Area this means a separate Conservation Area Application Form. Well I am going to knock down the existing garage so to make sure that I am getting the forms right I ring up the Council to speak to my planning contact.

He isn't there but another planning officer talks to me and I describe the situation. He helpfully looks at the planing records for the site and can find no record of an application being made to build the garage.

Since it was certainly built (circa 1985) after their records began the planner assumes it must have been done under permitted development rights. He also informs me that since they have no record of the garage I do not need to submit the Conservation Area Application form.

I have included copies of the application forms with this post.

The area I calculated via the site plan in AutoCAD. However it does not need to desperately accurate for this application since it is a small site and density calculations are not going to be a factor.

You will be able to note at the bottom of page 3 that 5 copies of the application form need to be submitted along with 5 copies of the plans.

Now, I don’t have a printer that will print A2 size pages so I must find someone who can take AutoCAD files and print them for me.


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