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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Application for listed building consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a
listed building
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) 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
form 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
Submitted
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Completed
Including completed Ownership and Agricultural Holdings
application
Certificates
form *
Location Plan * 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 *
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 *
To a scale not less than 1:100
Existing and
proposed
elevations *
Detailed plans
*
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
Plans to a scale not less than 1:20 where applicable, all new
doors, windows, shopfronts, paneling, fireplaces, plaster
moulding and other decorative details
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Design and
Access
Statement *
Refer to the Council’s explanatory leaflet on the Forms, Fees
and Guidance web page, if the link below doesn’t work.
http://www.northnorfolk.org/files/NNDC_design_and_access_statements.pdf
*
(4 copies)
Local Requirements
The following local requirements may apply to this application. For guidance on the
circumstances when they will apply and what details/information will be required see the
following pages.
Local Requirements
Submitted
√
Biodiversity Survey and Report
Heritage Statement
Land Contamination Assessment
Photographs/Photomontages
Structural Survey
Tree Survey/Arboricultural Implications
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NNDC Guidance for Local Requirements for Application for listed building consent
for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) 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
Heritage Statement
Required in the case of development proposals which affect or may affect listed buildings,
conservation areas, historic parks and gardens, and sites subject archaeological remains. The
scope and degree of detail necessary in the statement will vary according to particular
circumstances of each application.
Applicants are advised to discuss the level of detail required by such a statement with the District
Council before any application is made.
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.
Photographs and Photomontages
These can provide useful background information and can help to show how large developments
can be satisfactorily integrated within the street scene. Photographs should be provided if the
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proposal involves the demolition of an existing building or development affecting a conservation
area or a listed building (in particular works to the interior).
Planning Statement
A planning statement identifies the context and need for a proposed development and includes an
assessment of how the proposed development accords with relevant national, regional and local
planning policies. It may also include details of consultations with the local planning authority and
wider community consultees undertaken prior to submission. Alternatively, a separate statement
on community involvement may also be appropriate (see below).
Structural Survey
Required in the case of proposals which could affect the stability or involve demolition of a valued
building (e.g. listed buildings or one within a conservation area). In addition all applications for
barn conversions in the countryside should include a structural survey.
Required in the case of proposals which could affect the stability or involve demolition of a valued
building (e.g. listed buildings or one within a conservation area). In addition all applications for
barn conversions in the countryside should include a structural survey.
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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