Design and Access Statements  Requirements for Submission of Outline, Full and Listed Building Applications                                                               

Summary

The law changed in August 2006 and this affected the way planning and Listed building applications are made. Applications need to be properly made out in accordance with the new legislation if they are to be registered by the Local Planning Authority; some applications now require Design and Access Statements. This section contains our Design and Access Statements guide.
As you may know outline and full planning applications must be accompanied by a "Design and Access statement" in the prescribed form, unless the application is for engineering works or a material change of use on it (unless the application includes building operations) or alterations or extensions to a dwelling house, outside a Conservation Area or other "designated area".

All applications for Listed Building Consent must be accompanied by a "Design and Access statement". Householder applications must also be accompanied by a "Design and Access statement" if they are within a Conservation Area, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Applications for outline planning permission: Please also note that all planning applications for outline planning permission require a minimum amount of information regarding amount, scale, layout and access. These requirements are separate from design and access statements although are controlled by the same Statutory Instrument. Please refer to paragraphs 46 to 55 of Circular 01/2006 for further guidance.

The law makes it very specific requirements as to the content of these Statements – see Statutory Instruments 2006 No.1062 and 2006 No.2063 and DCLG Circular 01/2006 for advice. Applications that are not fully compliant with these legal requirements are not valid and therefore cannot be registered. Please note that the Council does check submitted design and access statements for compliance with the Regulations set out in the aforementioned documents.

Below are copies of our “Design & Access” statement guidelines to assist you with their completion in order to judge whether they meet the necessary requirements. These are here purely to assist in applications meeting the statutory requirements first time so they can be registered without the need to contact for additional information which can cause delays. 

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Communities and Local Government
Communities & Local Government
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
The government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space.
How to write, read and use Design and Access Statements
Office of Public Sector Information
At the heart of information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging the re-use of public sector information.

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Last updated on: 10 November 2011 | Date of next review: 10 November 2012

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