guidance notes for applicants
Form T&CP1A
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APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
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They do NOT apply to:
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applications to display advertisements
applications to alter or demolish listed buildings or demolish buildings in a conservation area
applications under the Building Regulations
notifications of agricultural development
applications to determine whether consent is required for demolition
applications to determine whether consent is required for telecommunications development
applications for consent to store hazardous substances
applications for certificate of lawful development
applications to fell or carry out works to trees, subject to Tree Preservation Order or within conservation area
for which separate forms and notes are available.
If you are in doubt on any matter (including whether planning permission is necessary) contact:Development Control, Sedgemoor District Council, Bridgwater House, King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6
3AR -Telephone 0845 408 2545
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TYPE OF APPLICATION
OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION If you want to know whether planning permission will be given to
build on a site before you have detailed drawings prepared, you can apply for outline permission. Please give as
much information as possible as indicated below in B. You will need to apply later for approval of these details,
known as reserved matters (see next paragraph). Outline applications can only be made where the erection of
buildings are involved. They are not appropriate for changes of use or mining or other operations.
APPROVAL OF RESERVED MATTERS If you have already been granted outline permission you may
apply on this form for approval of reserved matters. From 10 August 2006 reserved matters change
 from siting, design, external appearance, means of access and the landscaping of the site
 to layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping.
The details you are applying for must conform with the outline permission and conditions attached to it; if they do
not you should make a full planning application.
FULL PLANNING APPLICATION This is needed if you wish to:
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make a change in the use of land or buildings; or
carry out works or operations including the erection of buildings; and
where you do not wish to follow the outline procedure above; or
where development has been carried out without permission and you are applying to regularise the position.
RENEWAL OF TEMPORARY PERMISSION You can apply to renew temporary planning permissions
which are about to expire.
REMOVAL/VARIATION OF CONDITION You can ask for valid conditions attached to a planning
permission to be removed (or varied). This can only be done by making a formal application and care should be
taken to identify the particular condition(s) at issue.
RENEWAL OF TIME - LIMITED PERMISSION Where you have already received planning permission
but this was subject to time limit for commencement and/or the approval of detailed plans, this may be renewed by
letter, as long as the development has not started and any time limit has not expired. Please give enough detail in
your letter to identify the original permission and include the appropriate certificate under Article 7 and the fee (see
B3 and 4). It would help us, however, if you could use the standard application form in these cases, together with
the appropriate plans (see Note B).
If these types of application do not seem to fit your proposal, please contact the Sedgemoor District Council at the
address given overleaf.
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OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION
A valid planning application should consist of the following:1. FORMS Five (or Ten if it is a Major (See
duly signed and dated.
J) application) copies of completed application forms T&CP1
2. SITE LOCATION PLANS Five (or Ten if it is a Major) copies of up-to-date Ordnance Survey plans to a scale
of 1:2500 or 1:1250, showing the application site edged in red including land needed to gain access to the site,
and any adjoining land in the same ownership or control edged in blue. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE
CURTILAGE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS CLEARLY AND ACCURATELY SHOWN.
3. A completed CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP as required by Article 7 of the Town and Country Planning
(General Development Procedure) Order 1995.
 Certificate A should be used where you are the sole owner of the land or of the relevant mineral
rights (owner means a person having a freehold interest or a leasehold interest, the unexpired term of
which was not less than seven years).
 Certificate B should be used if you are not the sole owner of the land, or of the mineral rights and
you know who the owners are. You must complete Notice 1 and send it to the owners of the land.
 Certificate C or D is used only if you are unable to trace the owners of the land. In this case you
must complete Notice 2, have it published in a local newspaper and displayed on site.
4. FEE The appropriate fee determined from the scale of fees laid down by the Department for Communities and
Local Government, copies of which are obtainable from Sedgemoor District Council.
If you are in doubt as to which fee is applicable, please ring 0845 408 2545
5. OTHER INFORMATION From 10 August 2006 a basic level of information regarding use, amount of
development, indicative layout, scale parameters, and indicative access points will be required.
6. DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTS (Five copies) are also required from 10 August 2006 (Reference
Circular 01/2006 for
most types of applications.
FULL PLANNING PERMISSION/RESERVED MATTERS
A valid planning application should consist of items 1. to 4. plus
7. BLOCK PLANS Five (or Ten if it is a Major) copies of block plans to a scale of 1:500 showing the
development in relation to its neighbouring properties and the curtilage of the application site edged in red.
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the boundaries of the land to which the application relates, and the existing and proposed layout, including
any proposed division of the land;
the position of all existing and proposed buildings, roads and footways on the site and on adjoining land;
the proposed use of each new building;
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the proposed use of any other land within the application site;
where the nearest public road is;
the position and width of all means of access to roads; distinguish between existing, alteration to existing
and proposed means of access;
any trees or natural features, which are to be retained or removed;
the provision to be made for the parking of vehicles;
the type of wall, fence or other means of enclosing the site;
the proposed landscaping of the site.
In addition, on sloping sites: the levels of the ground floor and existing and proposed levels of the site in relation to the level of the
adjoining streets;
and, where appropriate, sections through the site.
You can get advice from the local planning office as to the requirements for parking spaces in connection with
various classes of development.
8. FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Five (or Ten if it is a Major) copies of all existing and proposed plans and
elevations, if the application is for the erection, rebuilding or alteration of a building, drawn, using metric
measurements, to a scale of not less than 1:100. These should include:
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the materials to be used;
the colour of the external walls and roofs;
the plan for each floor and, if necessary, for the roof;
elevation of ALL sides of the building, excluding party walls (part elevations and plans will not usually be
acceptable).
DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTS (Five Copies) are also required from 10 August 2006 (Reference
Circular 01/2006) for most types of full planning permission applications. They will be different in scope to
those required for outline applications.
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The complete planning application consisting of all the above documentation, as applicable, listed in B,
should be sent to:- Development Control, Sedgemoor District Council, Bridgwater House, King Square,
Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3AR.
If the forms are filled in incorrectly, or the incorrect fee or inadequate plans or information submitted, this may lead
to delay in the processing of the application.
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LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS
Certain buildings or structures of special architectural or historic interest are listed by the appropriate Secretary of
State under the Town and Country (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, or are the subject of a
Building Preservation Notice. The demolition of any part of such buildings, or works for their alteration or extension
in any manner which would affect their character (both internally and/or externally), requires listed building consent.
This procedure applies to all buildings and structures within the curtilage of the listed building, including boundary
walls and railings. Within a conservation area the demolition of most non-listed buildings also requires
conservation area consent.
Applications for listed building consent should be made on Form T&CP/LB1. You can get copies of this form and
an explanatory leaflet on listed buildings from Sedgemoor District Council.
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MINERALS/WASTE DISPOSAL
If your proposal involves the winning or working of minerals or disposal of waste, application should be made to
The Planning Control Team, Regulation Group, Environment Directorate, County Hall, Taunton. TA1 4DY.
Telephone: 01823 358254. E-mail: planning@somerset.gov.uk.
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AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DWELLINGS You are advised to commission an independent
agricultural appraisal.
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CLOSE RELATIVE
A "relative" is a spouse, partner, (a member of a couple that live together), parent, parent-in-law, son, daughter,
step-son, step-daughter, child of a partner, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece,
or the spouse or partner of these people.
“Probity in planning” advises that close friends or relatives of officers and councillors of people submitting
development proposals, should be reported to the development control (planning) committee.
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FINISHED FLOOR LEVELS
If your proposal involves the erection of a detached building, scaled plans showing the finished floor levels above
fixed and immovable point are required.
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FLOOD RISK
A Flood Risk Assessment should accompany all applications, with the exception of those, which lie in an area
where there is no or little risk of flooding. If you require more information about this please contact The
Environment Agency Tel No: 01278 484683 or visit their web site www.environment-agency.gov.uk
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MAJOR APPLICATIONS (Ten copies are required – see B1. above))
A Major application is defined as
a) the erection of 10 or more dwellings, or, if this is not known, where the site area is 0.5 hectares or more;
b) in other cases; where the floorspace to be created is 1,000 square metres or more, or the site is 1 hectare
or more;
c) *the winning and working of minerals or the use of land for mineral working deposits; (County applications
i.e. determined by County)
d) *all waste developments, meaning any development designed to be used wholly or mainly for the purposes
of treating, storing, processing or disposing of refuse or waste materials. (County applications i.e.
determined by County)
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APPLICATIONS FOR NEW UNITS OF ACCOMMODATION
If your proposal involves new units of accommodation e.g. dwellings, flats, then you will have to make a
financial contribution to the provision of children’s play space and/or outdoor sites for sport, in accordance with
Local Plan Policies.
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INFORMATION ON WEB SITE
Please note that your application form plus any accompanying drawings and documents, will be made available
on the Council’s website as scanned images. This will include any contact details you may include on the
application form.
September 2006