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Planning Application - Forms and advice

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Planning Application - Forms and advice

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Planning Applications can be made in the following ways:

1. online via the Planning Portal.

This is the quickest and simplest way to make your application.  

Please see our 'Guide to submitting electronic files with Planning Applications' which contains advice regarding file formats, sizes and information which will help you provide good quality images and plans in electronic format.

2. In paper form.

Download and print the appropriate 1APP Form and Validation Checklist from the selection below and bring or post your application forms, plans and Validation Checklist to us.

Care should be taken to select the correct form as failure to do so is likely to result in your application being returned to you. Please send to us at West Oxfordshire District Council, Planning Services, New Yatt Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1PB. If you are unsure, require assistance with choosing or completing your planning application form then please contact Planning Services online or by telephone on 01993 861420.

(1 original & 3 copies of each document and plan is required)

Please also note that under certain circumstances (i.e. for larger applications where there are extensive plans or the supporting documents are large) we may ask for further copies of your application plans and details in electronic or paper form to allow us to consult on and assess your application effectively.

Climate Change

West Oxfordshire District Council recognises the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. It is forecast that here in Oxfordshire we will experience some of the more severe impacts over the coming century. We are likely to have hotter drier summers, milder wetter winters, greater extremes in temperature and precipitation and increased storminess.

Tackling climate change is a key Government priority for the planning system - an important aspect of which is to encourage more sustainable buildings.

There is a need for action now so we are introducing a form named 'Sustainability Compliance Statement' to accompany all planning applications, on which you will be able to explain how your proposal meets the sustainability requirements set out in 'Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice'. This form should be sent to us, with your planning application as a supporting document.

The main purpose of this document is to:

  • Get things moving locally - we cannot afford to wait
  • Provide advice eg in pre-application discussions and for building control officers meeting with builders
  • Raise awareness and knowledge of those involved in the development industry, including planners and building control officers and local agents, architects and builders
  • Start testing approaches that may be incorporated into the Local Development Framework
  • Be an evolving document, regularly updated as national and local policies are approved and more information becomes available.

Design and Access Statements

From 6 April 2010, there are new requirements for a design and access statement.

 

Planning Application Forms and Validation Checklists

The new standard planning application forms include single forms for combined applications (e.g. an application for planning permission and listed building consent). Details for all the combination of application types and their numbers, are given below.

Note: If you are not submitting your application to us electronically, the following forms provided should be printed and completed manually. Remember we require 1 original & 3 copies of each document and plan to be submitted.

Your Planning Application should include:

  1. A completed Application Form
  2. Sustainability Compliance Statement
  3. Plans, documents and a Design and Access Statement if required
  4. Completed Validation Checklist.
  5. A fee (if required)

 

Householder Planning Applications

These forms should be used for householder applications for works to or within the curtilage of existing dwellings only. Planning applications are checked for completeness within 24 working hours of receipt and applicants advised of any omissions and how to proceed. If you require assistance with completing your planning application form then please contact Planning Services online or by telephone on 01993 861420.

N.B. The forms provided should be printed and completed manually. Remember we require 1 original & 3 copies of each document and plan to be submitted.

If you are not the owner of the land to which your application refers, or the land is part of an agricultural holding and has a tenant, you should also download an Article 6 Notice which should be served on the owner or tenant, or published in a newspaper and, where relevant, on a website.

 

1. Householder Application for Planning Permission for works or extension to a dwelling

Form  Form Help  Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

2. Householder Application for Planning Permission for works or extension to a dwelling and Conservation Area Consent for demolition

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

Note: Conservation Area Consent is only required for demolition in a Conservation Area and then only in certain circumstances.  When is Conservation Area Consent Required?                                                                                     

Please seek advice if you are unsure. If you complete an application form asking for Conservation Area Consent and it is not required, the form will be returned and you will be asked to complete the correct form.

3. Householder Application for Planning Permission for works or extension to a dwelling and Listed Building Consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a Listed Building

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

(If your dwelling is a Listed Building and the works do not require Planning Permission but the works of alteration to the building or structure require Listed Building Consent, please use the form type 11 below.)

 

Major Planning Applications

Note: Applications for Major Planning Applications (i.e. an application for 10 dwellings or more; an outline application for residential on sites of 0.5 hectares or more; or an application for offices, general industrial, storage and distribution and shops where the floor space exceeds 1000sq m, you should use the Major Applications Validation Checklist

The Validation Checklist will be rigorously applied, with particular regard to the Affordable Housing Statement, Biodiversity Survey, Flood Risk Assessment, Planning Obligations and Statement of Community Involvement.

Failure to provide any necessary information required may invalidate your application and it will be returned to you as incomplete.

Further information can be found on the Major Planning Applications page.

 

General Planning Application Forms

These should be used for General Planning Permission (New dwellings, Commercial applications etc).

N.B. The forms provided should be printed and completed manually. Remember we require 1 original & 3 copies of each document and plan to be submitted. However we reserve the right to ask for extra electronic or paper copies of plans or information we think is necessary to assess and publicise your application properly.

4. Application for Planning Permission (inc Change of Use)

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

5. Application for Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved 

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

6. Application for Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved 

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

7. Application for Planning Permission and Conservation Area Consent for demolition in a Conservation Area

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

8. Application for Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a Listed Building

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

9. Application for Planning Permission with Advertisement Consent to display an advertisement

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

10. Application for Conservation Area Consent for demolition in a Conservation Area

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

Note: Conservation Area Consent is only required for demolition in a Conservation Area and then only in certain circumstances. When is Conservation Area Consent required?                                                                                 

Please seek advice if you are unsure. If you complete an application form asking for Conservation Area Consent and it is not required, the form will be returned to you.

11. Application for Listed Building Consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a Listed Building

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

12. Application for Advertisment Consent (to display an advert)

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

Sustainable Construction Interim Planning Advice

Sustainability Compliance Statement

13. Application for Advertisement Consent and Listed Building Consent (to display an advertisement on a Listed Building)

(Due to delay by Communities and Local Government, this combined application type is not currently available. In the meantime it is suggested that application type 11 and type 12 are completed and submitted together)

Validation Checklist for application type 13 (See checklists for types 11 and 12 combined)

 

Lawful Development Certificates

N.B. The forms provided should be printed and completed manually. Remember we require 1 original & 3 copies of each document and plan to be submitted.

14. Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing use or Operation or Activity, including those in breach of a planning condition 

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

15. Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or Development

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

 

Prior Notification Forms for Agricultural or Forestry Development

N.B. The forms provided should be printed and completed manually. Remember we require 1 original & 3 copies of each document and plan to be submitted.

16. Prior Notification of proposed Agricultural or Forestry Development - Proposed Building

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist    

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

17. Prior Notification of proposed Agricultural or Forestry Development - Proposed Road or Track

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

18. Prior Notification of Proposed Agricultural or Forestry Development - Excavation/Waste Material

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

19. Prior Notification of proposed Agricultural or Forestry Development - Proposed Fish Tank (cage)

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

 

Miscellaneous Planning Application Forms

N.B. The forms provided should be printed and completed manually. Remember we require 1 original & 3 copies of each document and plan to be submitted.

20. Prior Notification of proposed development in respect of Permitted Development by Telecommunications Code Systems Operators

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

21. Hedgerow Removal Notice

Form    Form Help

22. Prior Notification of proposed demolition

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

23. Application for Approval of Reserved Matters following Outline approval

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

25 and 26. Application for Removal or Variation of a Condition following approval of Planning Permission

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

27. Application for Approval of Details reserved by Condition This form is to be used for the Approval of Details reserved by Condition of an existing Planning Permission or Consent. Under the terms of 'The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008', the discharge of conditions attached to a planning permission attracts a fee. Under this process, if the Local Planning Authority has not formally responded in writing to your request to discharge condition(s) within a period of 12 weeks from the receipt of your completed application, the fee will be returned to you.

Form    Form Help    Validation Checklist                                 

Validation Checklist Guidance Note

31. Application for Tree Works: Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and/or Notification of proposed works to Trees in a Conservation Area 

Form    Form Help

Planning Applications for the storage of Hazardous Substances should be made using the forms set out in the regulations. Please follow the link below.

The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1992

33. Application to extend the time limit for implementation of an extant planning permission, associated Listed Building and /or Conservation Area Consent

Form

This form should be used to make an application for a new planning permission to replace an extant planning permission, where the applicant is seeking to extend the time limit for implementation. It should also be used where an extant listed building consent or conservation area consent is associated with the planning permission, and the applicant wishes to extend the time limit for implementation for that consent also.

34. Application for non-material amendment following a grant of Planning Permission

Form

Application for the modification or Discharge of Planning Obligations

Form Part1     Form Part2

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Last reviewed 21 February 2012

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