Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddio'r / Regulatory Services
Pennaeth Gwasanaeth / Head Of Service - Phillip A Rafferty
Rheoli Datblygu / Development Control
Rheolwr Rheoli Datblygu / Development Control Manager - Phil Hardwick
Civic Offices, COLWYN BAY, LL29 8AR
Swyddfeydd Dinesig, BAE COLWYN, LL29 8AR
Dear Sir/Madam
Please find enclosed, as requested, the appropriate information to assist you to make your
planning application. Please complete all the necessary forms and return them to Development
Control at the below address. Please read the guidance notes carefully before completing your
application.
Please note all personal data provided on the application form will be used by Conwy County
Borough Council for the purpose of processing planning applications and will be publicly accessible
as part of the planning register. Data will be available for viewing by any member of the public on
request. In addition a summary of the details will be available through links on the Councils website
and can be viewed by any person over the Internet. Your details may also be passed to other
council services as required.
Five (5) copies must be forwarded with your submission and you should retain one copy for your
own record purposes. It is important that you complete, preferably in black ink, all copies of the
form - this number is necessary so that Development Control can carry out the statutory
consultations on the application. Please also submit five (5) sets of plans with your application.
Before completing the forms and preparing drawings you may find it helpful to discuss your
proposal(s) with an officer from Development Control.
Your completed application may be sent or delivered to the address below.
If you have any further queries you can call at the office, telephone or fax: (Please note faxed
applications cannot be accepted).
Development Control
Civic Offices
Colwyn Bay
LL29 8AR
Telephone: (01492) 575182 or 575251
Fax: (01492) 512637
The opening hours are 8.45a.m. - 5.15p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8.45a.m. – 4.45p.m. on
Friday. You are advised to telephone first to make an appointment before visiting the office to
discuss any proposal.
Yours faithfully
P. A. Hardwick
Development Control Manager
Prif Switsfwrdd / Main Switchboard: 01492 574000
www.conwy.gov.uk/planning www.conwy.gov.uk/cynllunio
Ni ddylid cyflwyno dogfennau llys drwy ffacs
Fax not to be used for serving proceedings
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Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddio'r / Regulatory Services
Pennaeth Gwasanaeth / Head Of Service - Phillip A Rafferty
Rheoli Datblygu / Development Control
Rheolwr Rheoli Datblygu / Development Control Manager - Phil Hardwick
Civic Offices, COLWYN BAY, LL29 8AR
Swyddfeydd Dinesig, BAE COLWYN, LL29 8AR
Access Statements
You will need to provide an access statement with your applications for planning permission and
listed building consent from the 30th June 2007 (with some exclusions).
The legislation can be viewed at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
The document below is the Welsh Assembly Government's final interim guidance on Planning for
inclusive Design (Access Statements). This can be viewed at:
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/planning/developcontrol/accessstatements?lang=en
Summary of requirements
Please note this summary is only intended for guidance purposes and reference should be made
to the legislation and draft guidance. We will be able to produce clearer guidance once we have
had experience of the new system.
When is an access statement required?
An access statement is required for all development proposals except where the proposed
development consists of:
(a) engineering or mineral operations;
(b) development of an existing dwelling, or development within the curtilage of a dwelling for any
purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling (primarily most householder applications);
or
(c) a material change in the use of land or buildings provided that the new use:
(i) will not necessitate access by an employee, or
(ii) does not involve the provision of services to the public or to a section of the public, with or
without payment. (“the provision of services” includes the provision of any goods or
facilities)
What is required in an access statement?
An access statement must explain how issues relating to access to the development have been
dealt with.
The access statement must include the following details:
(a) the policy or approach adopted as to access and how policies relating to access in the
development plan have been taken into account;
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(b) how any specific issues which might affect access to the development have been addressed;
and
(c) how features which make sure access to the development will be maintained.
Listed Buildings
Any application to a local planning authority for listed building consent must, except where the
works are internal only, be accompanied by an access statement explaining how issues relating to
access to the building have been dealt with.
The access statement must explain the following:
(a) the policy or approach adopted as to access, including (i) what alternative means of access have been considered, and
(ii) how policies relating to access in the development plan have been taken into account,
(b) how the policy or approach adopted as to access takes account of (i) the special architectural or historic importance of the building,
(ii) the particular physical features of the building that justify its designation as a listed building,
and the building's setting,
(c) how any specific issues which might affect access to the building have been addressed; and
(d) how features which make sure access to the building will be maintained.
PA Pack - Access Statements (Page 2 of 2)
Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddio'r / Regulatory Services
Pennaeth Gwasanaeth / Head Of Service - Phillip A Rafferty
Rheoli Datblygu / Development Control
Rheolwr Rheoli Datblygu / Development Control Manager - Phil Hardwick
Civic Offices, COLWYN BAY, LL29 8AR
Swyddfeydd Dinesig, BAE COLWYN, LL29 8AR
Planning application location plans
You must send a location plan of the right scale with your planning application.
We used to sell location plans to use with planning applications under license (from Ordnance
Survey) using the Map Return Scheme. The Map Return Scheme ended on 30 September 2007.
From the 1 October 2007 we can still sell you plans to submit with your application but we use a
different scheme (part of the Ordnance Survey Mapping and Data Centre service), which has a
different pricing structure.
Under the old scheme we could sell you 10 copies of a location plan, at any scale, anywhere within
the Conwy County Borough for £25. The new pricing structure is much more complex and charges
by scale and location.
The amount of plan detail is a key factor, for example; a 1:500 scale map in a rural area (showing
relatively little plan detail) is now cheaper than a 1:2500 scale map in an urban area (showing a
large amount of plan detail).
© Hawlfraint y Goron. Cedwir pob hawl.
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy 100023380 2007
© Crown copyright. All rights reserved.
Conwy County Borough Council 100023380 2007
© Hawlfraint y Goron. Cedwir pob hawl.
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy 100023380 2007
© Crown copyright. All rights reserved.
Conwy County Borough Council 100023380 2007
1:500 rural location plan
1:2500 urban location plan
The result of this change is that some plans cost us a little less but some cost a lot more. To try to
balance this out we are changing our charges;
Size
Scale
Location
A4
A4
A4
A4
1:500
1:1250
1:2500
1:2500
A4
1:2500
n/a
n/a
100% rural
up to 50% urban
Greater than 50%
urban
Cost (for up
Copies to 6 copies)
Cost for extra
copies
Up to 6
Up to 6
Up to 6
Up to 6
£10.00
£20.00
£20.00
£35.00
£0.10
£0.20
£0.25
£0.50
Up to 6
£55.00
£1.00
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You can also buy mixed scale packs for a fixed cost, see below for the most common. The cost for
extra copies is the same as above.
Common suggested uses
Size
Content
Location
Cost
Small urban site
A4
n/a
£25.00
Small rural site
A4
100% rural
£25.00
Small urban / rural site
A4
Up to 50% urban
£40.00
Small urban site (rarely asked
for)
Large rural site
A4
Greater than 50%
urban
100 % rural
£55.00
A4
£35.00
Large urban / rural site
A4
Up to 50% urban
£50.00
Large urban site
A4
6 x 1:500
6 x 1:1250
6 x 1:500
6 x 1:2500
6 x 1:500
6 x 1:2500
6 x 1:500
6 x 1:2500
6 x 1:1250
6 x 1:2500
6 x 1:1250
6 x 1:2500
6 x 1:1250
6 x 1:2500
Greater than 50%
urban
£65.00
Notes
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The plan we produce will be centred on the site address you give us. If you require your plan
to be offset from this centre then please let us know.
If you want a 1:2500 scale location plan please contact the Applications Officers before you
make your request.
You must pay us before we can send you the plans.
You can ask for no more than 10 extra copies.
You may not make extra copies of any plans we give you as this would break Ordnance
Survey copyright rules.
If you want to buy a location plan from us then all you need to do is either;
• Write to us and let us know the site address for the location plan, how many copies you want
and at what scale you want them. Please include a cheque for the correct amount made
payable to ‘Conwy County Borough Council’.
• Call in to the Planning Department at the Civic Offices in Colwyn Bay and ask for a location
plan in person.
Alternative suppliers
You can also buy location plans are also available from other sources. Some of these are listed
below (there are others available, a search for ‘siteplan’ on the Internet will return details of many
alternative suppliers);
The Planning Portal
Web: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk
Blue Fox Technology Ltd, Ground Floor, 27 Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay, LL32 8HT
Tel: 01492 532100
Web: http://www.bluefoxtech.co.uk
The National Map Centre
Web: http://www.planningmaps.co.uk
Bookland & Company Ltd, 288 High Street, Bangor LL57 1UL
Tel: 01248 353039
Web: http://www.bookland.co.uk
PA Pack - Location plans (Page 2 of 2)
Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddio'r / Regulatory Services
Pennaeth Gwasanaeth / Head Of Service - Phillip A Rafferty
Rheoli Datblygu / Development Control
Rheolwr Rheoli Datblygu / Development Control Manager - Phil Hardwick
Civic Offices, COLWYN BAY, LL29 8AR
Swyddfeydd Dinesig, BAE COLWYN, LL29 8AR
Scale of fees - Schedule 1
Schedule 1 - Regulation 2(5)
Part ii of schedule 1 to the 1989 regulations
Scale of fees in respect of applications made or deemed to be made on or after 1 April 2006.
Category of development
Fee payable between 1 April 2006
and 31 March 2007
Fee payable on or after 1 April
2007
(a) where the application is for
outline planning permission and -
(a) where the application is for
outline planning permission -
(i) the site area does not exceed
2.5 hectares, £288 for each 0.1
hectare of the site area,
(ii) the site area exceeds 2.5
hectares, £7,200 and an additional
£80 for each 0.1 hectare in excess
of 2.5 hectares, subject to a
maximum in total of £25,000;
(i) the site area does not exceed
2.5 hectares, £316 for each 0.1
hectare of the site area,
(ii) the site area exceeds 2.5
hectares, £7,900 and an additional
£80 for each 0.1 hectare in excess
of 2.5 hectares, subject to a
maximum in total of £25,000;
(b) in other cases -
(b) in other cases -
(i) where the number of
dwellinghouses to be created by
the development is 50 or fewer,
£288 for each dwellinghouse,
(ii) where the number of
dwellinghouses to be created by
the development exceeds 50,
£14,400 and an additional £80 for
each dwellinghouse in excess of
50 dwellinghouses, subject to a
maximum in total of £50,000.
(i) where the number of
dwellinghouses to be created by
the development is 50 or fewer,
£316 for each dwellinghouse,
(ii) where the number of
dwellinghouses to be created by
the development exceeds 50,
£15,800 and an additional £80 for
each dwellinghouse in excess of
50 dwellinghouses, subject to a
maximum in total of £50,000.
(a) where the application is for
outline planning permission and -
(a) Where the application is for
outline planning permission and -
(i) the site area does not exceed
2.5 hectares, £288 for each 0.1
hectare of the site area,
(ii) the site area exceeds 2.5
hectares, £7,200 and an additional
£80 for each 0.1 hectare in excess
of 2.5 hectares, subject to a
maximum in total of £25,000;
(i) the site area does not exceed
2.5 hectares, £316 for each 0.1
hectare of the site area,
(ii) the site area exceeds 2.5
hectares, £7,900 and an additional
£80 for each 0.1 hectare in excess
of 2.5 hectares, subject to a
maximum in total of £25,000;
(b) in other cases -
(b) in other cases -
(i) where no floor space is to be
created by the development or
where the area of gross floor
(i) where no floor space is to be
created by the development or
where the area of gross floor
I. Operations
1. The erection of dwellinghouses
(other than development within
category 6 below).
2. The erection of buildings (other
than buildings in categories 1,3,4,5
or 7).
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Category of development
Fee payable between 1 April 2006
and 31 March 2007
space to be created by the
development does not exceed 40
square metres, £144,
(ii) where the area of the gross
floor space to be created by the
development exceeds 40 square
metres but does not exceed 75
square metres, £288,
(iii) where the area of gross floor
space to be created by the
development exceeds 75 square
metres, £288 for each 75 square
metres (or part thereof), subject to
a maximum in total of £50,000.
Fee payable on or after 1 April
2007
space to be created by the
development does not exceed 40
square metres, £159,
(ii) where the area of gross floor
space to be created by the
development exceeds 40 square
metres but does not exceed 75
square metres, £316,
(iii) where the area of gross floor
space to be created by the
development exceeds 75 square
metres, £316 for each 75 square
metres (or part thereof), subject to
a maximum in total of £50,000.
3. The erection, on land used for
the purposes of agriculture, of
buildings to be used for agricultural
purposes (other than buildings
coming within category 4).
(a) where the application is for
outline planning permission and -
(a) Where the application is for
outline planning permission and -
(i) the site area does not exceed
2.5 hectares, £288 for each 0.1
hectare of the site area,
(ii) the site area exceeds 2.5
hectares, £7,200 and an additional
£80 for each additional 0.1 hectare
in excess of 2.5 hectares, subject
to a maximum in total of £25,000;
(i) the site area does not exceed
2.5 hectares, £316 for each 0.1
hectare of the site area,
(ii) the site area exceeds 2.5
hectares, £7,900 and an additional
£80 for each additional 0.1 hectare
in excess of 2.5 hectares, subject
to a maximum in total of £25,000;
(b) in other cases -
(b) in other cases -
(i) where no floor spaces is to be
created by the development or
where the area of gross floor
space to be created by the
development does not exceed 465
square metres, £54,
(ii) where the area of gross floor
space to be created by the
development exceeds 465 square
metres but does not exceed 540
square metres, £288,
(iii) where the area of gross floor
space to be created by the
development exceeds 540 square
metres, £288 and an additional
£288 for each 75 square metres
(or part thereof) in excess of 540
square metres, subject to a
maximum in total of £50,000.
(i) where no floor space is to be
created by the development or
where the area of gross floor
space to be created by the
development does not exceed 465
square metres, £59,
(ii) where the area of gross floor
space to be created by the
development exceeds 465 square
metres but does not exceed 540
square metres, £316,
(iii) where the area of gross floor
space to be created by the
development exceeds 540 square
metres, £316 and an additional
£316 for each 75 square metres
(or part thereof) in excess of 540
square metres, subject to a
maximum in total of £50,000.
(a) where the gross floor space to
be created by the development
does not exceed 465 square
metres, £54;
(a) where the gross floor space to
be created by the development
does not exceed 465 square
metres, £59;
(b) where the gross floor space to
be created by the development
exceeds 465 square metres,
£1,632.
(b) where the gross floor space to
be created by the development
exceeds 465 square metres,
£1,795.
(a) where the site area does not
exceed 5 hectares, £288 for each
(a) where the site area does not
exceed 5 hectares, £316 for each
4. The erection of glasshouses on
land used for the purposes of
agriculture.
5. The erection, alteration or
replacement of plant or machinery.
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Category of development
Fee payable between 1 April 2006
and 31 March 2007
0.1 hectare of the site area;
Fee payable on or after 1 April
2007
0.1 hectare of the site area;
(b) where the site area exceeds 5
hectares, £14,400 and an
additional £80 for each 0.1 hectare
in excess of 5 hectares, subject to
a maximum in total of £50,000.
(b) where the site area exceeds 5
hectares, £15,800 and an
additional £80 for each 0.1 hectare
in excess of 5 hectares, subject to
a maximum in total of £50,000.
(a) where the application relates to
one dwellinghouse, £144;
(a) where the application relates to
one dwellinghouse, £159;
(b) where the application relates to
2 or more dwellinghouses, £288.
(b) where the application relates to
2 or more dwellinghouses, £316.
7. (a) The carrying out of
operations (including the erection
of a building) within the curtilage of
an existing dwellinghouse, for
purposes ancillary to the
enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as
such, or the erection or
construction of gates, fences, walls
or other means of enclosure along
a boundary of the curtilage of an
existing dwellinghouse; or
(b) The construction of car parks,
service roads and other means of
access on land used for the
purposes of a single undertaking,
where the development is required
for a purpose incidental to the
existing use of the land.
£144.
£159.
£144.
£159.
8. The carrying out of any
operations connected with
exploratory drilling for oil or natural
gas.
(a) where the site area does not
exceed 7.5 hectares, £288 for
each 0.1 hectares of the site area;
(a) where the site area does not
exceed 7.5 hectares, £316 for
each 0.1 hectares of the site area;
(b) where the site area exceeds
7.5 hectares, £21,600 and an
additional £80 for each 0.1 hectare
in excess of 7.5 hectares, subject
to a maximum in total of £50,000.
(b) where the site area exceeds
7.5 hectares, £23,700 and an
additional £80 for each 0.1 hectare
in excess of 7.5 hectares, subject
to a maximum in total of £50,000.
(a) in the case of operations for
the winning and working of the
minerals -
(a) in the case of operations for
the winning and working of
minerals -
(i) where the site area does not
exceed 15 hectares, £144 for each
0.1 hectare of the site area,
(ii) where the site area exceeds 15
hectares, £21,600 and an
additional £80 for each 0.1 hectare
in excess of 15 hectares, subject to
a maximum in total of £50,000;
(i) where the site area does not
exceed 15 hectares, £159 for each
0.1 hectare of the site area,
(ii) where the site area exceeds 15
hectares, £23,850 and an
additional £80 for each 0.1 hectare
in excess of 15 hectares, subject to
a maximum in total of £50,000;
(b) in any other cases, £144 for
each 0.1 hectare of the site area,
subject to a maximum of £1,440.
(b) in any other cases, £159 for
each 0.1 hectare of the site area,
subject to a maximum of £1,590.
6. The enlargement, improvement
or other alteration of existing
dwellinghouses.
9. The carrying out of any
operations not coming within any
of the above categories.
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Category of development
Fee payable between 1 April 2006
and 31 March 2007
Fee payable on or after 1 April
2007
(a) where the change of use is
from a previous use as a single
dwellinghouse to use as two or
more single dwellinghouses -
(a) where the change of use is
from a previous use as a single
dwellinghouse to use as two or
more single dwellinghouses -
(i) where the change of use is to
use as 50 or fewer dwellinghouses,
£288 for each additional
dwellinghouse,
(ii) where the change of use is to
use as more than 50
dwellinghouses, £14,400 and an
additional £80 for each
dwellinghouse in excess of 50
dwellinghouses, subject to a
maximum in total of £50,000;
(i) where the change of use is to
use as 50 or fewer dwellinghouses,
£316 for each additional
dwellinghouse,
(ii) where the change of use is to
use as more than 50
dwellinghouses, £15,800 and an
additional £80 for each
dwellinghouse in excess of 50
dwellinghouses, subject to a
maximum in total of £50,000;
(b) in all other cases -
(b) in all other cases -
(i) where the change of use is to
use as 50 or fewer dwellinghouses,
£288 for each dwellinghouse,
(ii) where the change of use is to
use as more than 50
dwellinghouses, £14, 400 and an
additional £80 for each
dwellinghouse in excess of 50
dwellinghouses, subject to a
maximum in total of £50,000.
(i) where the change of use is to
use as 50 or fewer dwellinghouses,
£316 for each dwellinghouse,
(ii) where the change of use is to
use as more than 50
dwellinghouses, £15,000 and an
additional £80 for each
dwellinghouse in excess of 50
dwellinghouses, subject to a
maximum in total of £50,000.
11. The use of land for the
disposal of refuse or waste
materials or for the deposit of
material remaining after minerals
have been extracted from land, or
for the storage of minerals in the
open.
(a) where the site area does not
exceed 15 hectares, £144 for each
0.1 hectare of the site area;
(a) where the site area does not
exceed 15 hectares, £159 for each
0.1 hectare of the site area;
(b) where the site area exceeds
15 hectares, £21,600 and an
additional £80 for each 0.1 hectare
in excess of 15 hectares, subject to
a maximum in total of £50,000.
(b) where the site area exceeds
15 hectares, £23,850 and an
additional £80 for each 0.1 hectare
in excess of 15 hectares, subject to
a maximum in total of £50,000.
12. The making of a material
change in the use of a building or
land (other than a material change
of use coming within any of the
above categories).
£288.
£316.
II. Uses of Land
10. The change of use of a building
to use as one or more separate
dwellinghouses
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Scale of fees - Schedule 2
Schedule 2 - Regulation 2(6)
Scale of fees in respect of applications for consent to display advertisements made on or after 1
April 2006.
Category of development
Fee payable between 1 April 2006
and 31 March 2007
£78.
Fee payable on or after 1 April
2007
£86.
2. Advertisements for the purposes
of directing members of the public
to, or otherwise drawing attention
to the existence of, business
premises which are in the same
locality as the site on which the
advertisement is to be displayed
but which are not visible from that
site.
£78.
£86.
3. All other advertisements.
£288.
£316.
1. Advertisements displayed on
business premises, on the
forecourt of business premises or
on other land within the curtilage of
business premises, wholly with
reference to all or any of the
following matters (a) the nature of the business or
other activity carried out on the
premises; or
(b) the goods sold or the services
provided on the premises; or
(c) the name and qualifications of
the person carrying on such
business or activity or supplying
such goods or services.
PA Pack - Fees (Page 5 of 5)
Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddio'r / Regulatory Services
Pennaeth Gwasanaeth / Head Of Service - Phillip A Rafferty
Rheoli Datblygu / Development Control
Rheolwr Rheoli Datblygu / Development Control Manager - Phil Hardwick
Civic Offices, COLWYN BAY, LL29 8AR
Swyddfeydd Dinesig, BAE COLWYN, LL29 8AR
Submission checklist
To avoid delays in registering and processing your application please ensure you have:
Read and followed the guidance notes for applicants to help complete the application form.
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Completed all relevant parts of the application form
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Signed and dated each copy of the application form
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Enclosed 5 copies of all application forms and plans
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Enclosed a Certificate Under Article 7 and signed and dated the appropriate side:
NOTE THAT ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE COMPLETED
• If you are the owners of the application site you should complete side A. You must
delete the appropriate paragraph under the Agricultural Holdings Certificate and then
sign and date the bottom of the certificate.
• If you do not own the application site you must complete side B of the certificate, you
must delete the appropriate paragraph under the Agricultural Holdings Certificate
and then sign and date the bottom of the certificate. As you are not the owner of the
site you must complete an additional notice (Notice under article 6) to inform the
owners of the site of your intentions. You should enter the information, sign and date
the form and send it to the owner(s).
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Enclosed a location plan at a scale of either 1:1250 or 1:2500. The location plan must show
where the property is in relation to the surrounding roads and properties, (the council is
authorized to sell Ordnance Survey maps for this purpose, however a charge will be made)
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Indicated on the location plan the boundaries of the application site by edging the site in
red. Any other land under the control of the applicant must also be shown on the location
plan by edging the land in blue.
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Enclosed a site plan, this should be at a scale of 1:500 and show your proposal in relation
to surrounding structures (for example if your proposal is to extend your house you should
accurately show the positioning of the proposed extension)
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Enclosed detailed plans for proposals involving building or other constructional work.
Proposed and existing floor plans and elevations drawn to scale must be submitted.
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Used metric dimensions and indicated a scale on all plans.
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Included the correct fee - cheques should be made payable to Conwy County Borough
Council
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