Planning Section
North Norfolk District Council
Holt Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9EN
Telephone: 01263 516150/516151/516143
Email: planning@north-norfolk.gov.uk
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Householder Application for planning permission for works or extension to a
dwelling. Town & Country Planning Act 1990
The District Council may not register the application unless it is satisfied that the
appropriate local and national requirements have been adequately met.
Please complete the tick box to confirm submission of these requirements and enclose this
check list with your application documents.
National Requirements
The following national requirements need to be submitted with this application subject to
reference in the ‘Guidance’ column below.
Requirement
Guidance
Completed
application
form (4 copies)
Correct fee
Including completed Ownership and Agricultural Holdings
Certificates
Location Plan
(4 copies)
An up to date Ordnance Survey plan to a scale of 1:1250 or
1:2500. The site boundaries must be edged in red. Any adjoining
land owned by the applicant must be edged in blue
Block Plan
(4 copies)
A plan to a scale of 1:200 or 1:500 (indicating northerly direction).
The plan must accurately show the proposed building works,
access, hard surfacing, landscaping (including the position of any
existing trees), and boundary treatments, together with accurate
details of adjoining properties and roads adjoining the site. Red
and blue boundaries should be indicated as for the location plan
Existing and
proposed floor
plans (4
copies)
Existing and
proposed
elevations
(4 copies)
To a scale not less than 1:100
Submitted
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Refer to the fee list at
http://www.northnorfolk.org/files/Planning_fees_2012.pdf
To a scale not less than 1:100. All sides of the proposal must be
shown (including blank elevations). Details should include the
style, materials and finish of windows and doors. Where a
proposal adjoins other buildings or is in close proximity, the
drawings should clearly show this relationship and the details of
the positions of the openings on each property
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Roof plans
(4 copies)
Only required if this detail is not clearly apparent from the block
plan. To a scale not less than 1:100
Site sections
(4 copies)
Only required where the proposal involves a site with a variation in
ground level. Plans to a scale not less than 1:100 should show a
cross section through the proposed development in relation to
existing and proposed ground levels and in relation to adjoining
buildings
Local Requirements
The following local requirements may apply to this application. For guidance on the
circumstances when they will apply see the following pages.
Local Requirements
Submitted
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Biodiversity Survey and Report
Flood Risk Assessment
Land Contamination Assessment
Tree Survey/Arboricultural Implications
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NNDC Local Requirements Guidance for Householder Application for planning
permission for works or extension to a dwelling. Town & Country Planning Act 1990
Biodiversity Survey and Report
Required if there are any of the following present or adjacent to the application site:Protected species (all species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981,
Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 and the Protection of Badgers Act
1992).
Designated sites, important habitats or other biodiversity features (Sites of Special
Scientific Interest, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar Sites,
County Wildlife Sites and habitats and species listed in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan).
Features of geological importance (quarries and pits, coastal cliffs and foreshore, river
and stream sections and road and rail cuttings).
A protected species survey and assessment should be submitted in the case of proposals referred
to in column 1 of this pdf format check list:
http://www.northnorfolk.org/files/nndc_protected_species_survey_requirements_checklist.pdf
It should be noted that this includes barn conversions.
A survey and assessment should be submitted in the case of proposals on or immediately adjacent
to any of the designated sites, habitats or features listed in column 3 of this pdf format checklist:
http://www.northnorfolk.org/files/nndc_designated_sites_and_priority_habitats_survey_requirements_checklist.pdf
The above survey and assessments should follow the procedures set out in the checklists. Also
see the Local Core Strategy Policy EN9 at
http://consult.north-norfolk.gov.uk/portal/planning/cs/adopted_cs?pointId=10#task_278498_ID_90
Flood Risk Assessment
An appropriate site specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) is required in the case of all planning
applications for development proposals of 1 hectare or greater in Flood Zone 1, and all proposals
for new development in Flood Zones 2 and 3. FRA’s should identify and assess the risks of all
forms of flooding to and from the development and demonstrate how these flood risks will be
managed, taking climate change into account. For major developments in Flood Zone 1, the FRA
should identify opportunities to reduce the probability and consequences of flooding.
The North Norfolk Strategic Flood Risk Assessment distinguishes between zones 3a and 3b in
certain locations. Information as to which flood zone a site is located in is available from the
Environment Agency and Local Planning Authority. Information is also available on the
Environment Agency website at http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/planning/82584.aspx
Applicants are also advised that Local Planning Authorities may apply a ‘sequential test’ to certain
developments within Flood Zones 2 and 3. This means that planning permission can be refused,
irrespective of a FRA on the basis of there being other areas of less risk to flooding being available
for the type of development proposed. Before undertaking a FRA applicants should discuss the
issue with the Local Planning Authority. See Local Core Strategy Policy EN 10 at
http://consult.north-norfolk.gov.uk/portal/planning/cs/adopted_cs?pointId=10#task_278498_ID_109
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Land Contamination Assessment
Required in the case of new development proposals where contamination is known or suspected
or the proposed use would be particularly vulnerable. (Local Core Strategy Policy EN 13 at
http://consult.north-norfolk.gov.uk/portal/planning/cs/adopted_cs?pointId=10#task_278498_ID_152
The District Council maintains a record of all known sites which are potentially contaminated.
Sufficient information should be provided to determine the existence or otherwise of contamination,
its nature and the risks it may pose and whether these can be satisfactorily reduced to an
acceptable level. Where contamination is known or suspected or the proposed use would be
particularly vulnerable, the applicant should provide such information with the application as is
necessary to determine whether the proposed development can proceed.
Tree Survey / Arboricultural Implications
Required where there are trees within the application site, or on land adjacent to it that could
influence or be affected by the development (including street trees). Information will be required on
which trees are to be retained and on the means of protecting these trees during construction
works. This information should be prepared by a suitably qualified and experienced
arboriculturalist using the methodology contained in BS 5837:2005 Trees in Relation to
Construction – Recommendations.
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