Appendix 3a - Indicative Guide
Indicative Guide – Information Requirements by Type of Application
The following is an indicative guide as to the information typically required for certain types of planning application.
Additional information over and above that listed may be required on a case-by-case basis according to the nature, scale and location of the proposal.
Please note that there are no additional information requirements for Householder applications.
Hotel
- Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
- Climate Change Statement
- Odour Impact Assessment
- Travel Plan
- Waste Management Plan
Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMO)
- Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
- Climate Change Statement
- Parking Survey
- Residential Quality Statement
- Waste Storage 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)
- Travel Plan
- Waste Storage Plan or Waste Management Plan
Purpose Built Managed Student Accommodation
- Adaptable and Accessible Accommodation Statement (including a Wheelchair Accessibility Statement)
- Biodiversity Checklist (with potential Biodiversity Survey)
- Climate Change Statement
- Daylight, Sunlight and Overshadowing Assessment
- Employability and Skills Profile
- PBMSA Statement
- Residential Quality Statement
- Transport Assessment Form (with potential for Transport Assessment)
- Travel Plan
- Waste Management Plan
Residential Development – 1 to 4 Residential Units
- Adaptable and Accessible Accommodation Statement
- Affordable Housing Proposal Form (only required where the site area is greater than 0.1 hectares)
- Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
- Climate Change Statement
- Residential Quality Statement
- Waste Storage Plan
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
- Waste Storage Area
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
- Travel Plan
- Waste Storage Plan
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
- Employability and Skills Plan
- 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)
- Travel Plan
- Waste Storage Plan
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
- Waste Storage Plan
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
- Transport Assessment Form (with potential for Transport Assessment)
- Travel Plan
- Waste Management Plan
Telecommunications Infrastructure (e.g. masts, antennae and base stations)
- Biodiversity Checklist (with potential for Biodiversity Survey)
- 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)
- Travel Plan
- Waste Storage Plan
