Draft Planning Application Validation Checklist

The following is an indicative guide as to the information typically required for certain types of planning application.

Additional information may be required on a case-by-case basis according to the nature, scale and location of the proposal.

Hotel

• Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
• Climate Change Statement
• Odour Impact Assessment
• Waste Management Plan

Householder

• Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
• Climate Change Statement

Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMO)

• Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
• Climate Change Statement
• Parking Survey
• Residential Quality Statement
• Waste Management Plan

Major development

• Biodiversity Checklist with potential Biodiversity Survey
• Climate Change Statement
• Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan
• Contextual Design Information
• Economic Statement
• Employability and Skills Profile (except for applications for environmental improvements and Multi-Use Game Areas)
• Health Impact Assessment
• Masterplanning Statement
• Open Space Statement
• Phasing Plan
• Planning Agreement (Heads of Terms Form)
• Planning Statement
• Transport Assessment Form (with potential for Transport Assessment)

Purpose Built Managed Student Accommodation

• Adaptable and Accessible Accommodation Statement (including a Wheelchair Accessibility Statement)
• Biodiversity Checklist with potential Biodiversity Survey
• Climate Change Statement
• PBMSA Statement
• Residential Quality Statement
• Transport Assessment Form (with potential for Transport Assessment)
• Waste Management Plan

Residential Development – 1 to 4 Residential Units

• Adaptable and Accessible Accommodation Statement
• Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
• Climate Change Statement
• Residential Quality Statement

Residential Development – 5 to 9 Residential Units (or greater than 0.1ha)

• Adaptable and Accessible Accommodation Statement
• Affordable Housing Proposal Form
• Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
• Climate Change Statement
• Housing Mix Statement
• Planning Agreement (Heads of Terms Form)
• Residential Quality Statement

Residential Development – 10 to 49 Residential Units

• Adaptable and Accessible Accommodation Statement (including a Wheelchair Accessibility Statement)
• Affordable Housing Proposal Form
• Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
• Climate Change Statement
• Drainage Assessment
• Housing Mix Statement
• Planning Agreement (Heads of Terms Form)
• Residential Quality Statement
• Transport Assessment Form

Residential Development – 50 or more Residential Units (Major development)

• Adaptable and Accessible Accommodation Statement (including a Wheelchair Accessibility Statement)
• Affordable Housing Proposal Form
• Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
• Climate Change Statement
• Drainage Assessment
• Economic Statement
• Health Impact Assessment
• Housing Mix Statement
• Masterplanning Statement
• Planning Agreement (Heads of Terms Form)
• Planning Statement
• Residential Quality Statement
• Transport Assessment Form (with potential for Transport Assessment)

Short-term Let Accommodation

For example, short-term holiday lets, self-catering apartments, apart-hotels and serviced apartments.

• Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
• Climate Change Statement
• Short-term Let Accommodation Statement

Specialist residential accommodation

For example, sheltered housing, extra care housing, nursing homes and residential care homes.

• Biodiversity Checklist with potential Biodiversity Survey
• Climate Change Statement
• Specialist Housing Statement

Telecommunications Infrastructure (e.g. masts, antennae and base stations)

• Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
• Climate Change Statement
• Tele-communications Supporting Statement

Town Centre uses (cultural and community facilities, retail, leisure, entertainment and businesses)

• Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
• Climate Change Statement
• Offices: Office Impact Assessment
• Open Space Statement
• Retail or other main town centre uses: Retail Impact Assessment
• Retail or other main town centre uses: Sequential Test
• Transport Assessment Form (with potential for Transport Assessment)