Full Planning Application

This is always required, except where the application:

• is for alterations, extensions and so on, to a dwelling house for the benefit of a registered disabled person (please provide evidence from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that the applicant is registered as being disabled).

Fees can be found on the Planning Portal - a guide to the fees for planning applications in England

Further guidance can be found on National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) - Fees for planning applications

A location plan is always required and must be an up-to-date Ordnance Survey based location plan at an appropriate scale, usually 1:1250 or 1:2500. In the case of large sites other scales may be appropriate.

The plan must show:

• at least two named roads and all surrounding buildings or land (unless this would require a plan greater than a scale of 1:2500)
• the application site (the whole planning unit)
• a north point
• the scale clearly identified

The plan used should:

• not be a Land Registry document
• show OS Crown copyright as an acknowledgement
• not to be copied from existing OS mapping, if using hand drawn maps such as standard streets
• show the correct licence number if you wish to print or copy maps for applications

The application site boundary must be edged clearly with a red line. It should include all land necessary to carry out the proposed development - for example, land required for access to the site from a public highway, visibility splays, landscaping, car parking and open areas around the building.

A blue line should be drawn around any other land owned by the applicant, close to or adjoining the application site.

Site plans may be created through a number of online retailers. You can find guidance on the Planning Portal - Maps plans and planning applications: what to submit

The relevant certificate must be completed, signed and dated. Only one certificate should be completed.

Certificate A should only be completed if the applicant is the sole owner (defined as a person with a freehold interest or leasehold interest with at least seven years left to run) of the land to which the application relates.

Certificate B should be completed if the applicant is not the sole owner but knows the names and addresses of all the other owners (this certificate should also be signed in the event of shared accesses).

Certificate C should be completed if the applicant does not own all of the land to which the application relates and does not know the name and address of all the owners. The relevant notice to owners must be completed and sent to all known owners and published in a local newspaper.

Certificate D should be completed if the applicant does not own all of the land to which the application relates and does not know the names and addresses of any of the owners.

• Householder notice (for householder applications only)
• The notice to be served on owners
• The notice to be published in the papers

A copy of the notice should be submitted to the local authority.

All planning applications must include the appropriate agricultural holdings certificate in order to be considered by the local authority. Please note that, as of the 6 June 2013, the agricultural holdings certificate now forms part of the ownership certificates.

If the land to which the application relates forms an agricultural holding or part of an agricultural holding as defined by the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, and comprises land subject to an agricultural tenancy, all agricultural tenants must be notified prior to the submission of an application.

You must either confirm that none of the land to which the application relates is, or is part of, an agricultural holding, or otherwise give notice to all tenants on the agricultural holding.

If you are the sole tenant of the agricultural holding, insert 'sole tenant - not applicable' in the table under Certificate B.

• Householder notice (for householder developments only)
• The notice to be served on the owners
• The notice to be published in the paper

A copy of the notice should be submitted to the local authority.

Applications must be accompanied by plans and drawings or information necessary to describe the subject of the application including:

• existing and proposed block plans of the site (for example at a scale of 1:100 or 1:200) showing any site boundaries and neighbouring properties
• existing and proposed elevations (for example at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100). Drawings must show complete elevations, partial drawings are not acceptable
• existing and proposed floor plans (for example at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100). Drawings must show complete floor plans, partial drawings are not acceptable
• existing and proposed site sections and finished floor and site levels (for example at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100)
• existing and proposed roof plans (for example at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100) - required only for complex roof structures

Always required for major development (that is development of 10 or more dwelllings (or 0.5 hectares for residential development where the number of dwellings is unknown) for the creation of more than a 1000 square metres of floor space and where the site is greater than 1 hectare), and alterations to a listed building.

If the site is within a conservation area a design and access statement will also be required for proposals involving the creation of one or more dwellings or a building or buildings where the floor area created by the development is 100 square metres or more measured externally, including householder developments if applicable.

A design and access statement should:

• explain the design principles and concepts that have been applied to the development
• demonstrate the steps that have been taken to appraise the context of the development and how the design of the development takes that context into account in relation to the proposal
• explain the policy adopted as to access and how policies relating to access in relevant development plan documents (DPDs) have been taken into account
• state what, if any, consultation has been undertaken on issues relating to access to the development and what account has been taken of the outcome of any such consultation; and
• explain how specific issues which might affect access to the development have been addressed.

Further guidance:

• CABE guidance - Design Council - Design and access statements: How to write, read and use them
• National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) - National information requirements

This is required for all applications where the development is likely to have an adverse impact on the current levels of daylight/sunlight enjoyed by adjacent properties or buildings, including associated gardens and amenity space.

An assessment should provide sufficient information to assess the impact on adjacent properties or buildings with regard to sunlight availability to windows and sunlight availability to open spaces and gardens. Shadow paths should be demonstrated on a block plan (to an appropriate scale) showing the adjacent properties in relation to the proposed development.

This is required for all applications where the proposed development is likely to have an impact on Biodiversity. The local authority has adopted a Biodiversity checklist in order to identify whether surveys will be required for a proposal. The checklist must be filled out and submitted with all applications.

A project level Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) may be required where a development is within the Breckland SAC, Breckland SPA or an adjoining constraint zone (constrain zones are defined in the relevant Core Strategy Policy CS2).

Where a scoping survey recommends further surveys need to be undertaken, these should also be provided.

Biodiversity surveys must be up date (normally not more than two years old, or as stipulated in good practice guidance).

More information:

• Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE)
• Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM)
• Circular 06/2005
• Forest Heath Local Plan
• National Planning Policy Framework (in particular Paragraphs 109-119)
• Natural England
• St Edmundsbury Local Plan
• Suffolk Biodiversity Partnership
• Suffolk County Council Local Validation Requirements pages 13-21
• Suffolk Wildlife Trust

This is required for all proposals that include, or would normally be required to include, affordable housing. You find details as to when affordable housing would be sought in the core strategies (see links below).

An affordable housing statement should include:

• the number, mix of tenure and size of the affordable housing units (taking into account local housing needs identified by an up to date Strategic Housing Marketing Assessment)

Where the proposal is located in the countryside, the statement should also include:

• evidence that the proposal would meet a proven need as demonstrated in a local housing needs assessment
• evidence that the affordable housing provided will be made available to people in local housing need at an affordable cost for the life of the property

More information:

• Forest Heath Core Strategy
• St Edmundsbury Core Strategy
• Housing Development Needs Assessment Guidance
• Joint Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Documents
• Joint Development Management Policies Document
• Ministerial statement - Planning obligations

In order to determine whether you need to submit a site specific flood risk assessment (FRA) as part of your application you need to follow two steps:

1. Establish which flood risk zone your site falls within using the Environment Agency interactive map. Click on and expand the Flood Zones option to be able to show this information on the map
• Zone 3 is an area that could be affected by flooding either from rivers or the sea, if there were no defences. This area could be flooded from:
• a river by a flood that has a 1 per cent (1 in 100) or greater chance of happening each year
• the sea by a flood that has a 0.5 per cent (1 in 200) chance of happening each year
• Zone 2 is the extent of an extreme flood from the rivers or the sea if there were no defences. These areas could be affected by a major flood with up to a 0.1 per cent (1 in 1000) chance of occurring each year
• Zone 1 is the area not shown as being in Zones 2 or 3 and considered to be at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Please note that other sources of flood risk are not shown on these maps so your site may still be in an area of risk from surface water or groundwater flooding.
  
  
2. Follow the Environment Agency's Flood Risk Standing Advice which will help you determine when an FRA needs to be submitted.

If a proposal requires a full FRA you are strongly advised to discuss the scope and content of the flood risk assessment with the Environment Agency before you start work on it. Further information may be found on the Environment Agency's website as to the requirements of a flood risk assessment and whether one is required (see links below).

More information:

• Flood risk assessments standing advice
• Flood Zone 1 and critical drainage areas
• Flood Zones 2 and 3
• Sequential tests

This is required where trees are:

• on or adjacent to the proposed development
• protected by a Tree Preservation Order

Surveys should specify the species of tree, any works proposed to be undertaken and any protection measures to be in place. Tree surveys and reports are typically valid for up to two years.

More information:

• Arboricultural Association
• British Standards 5387

All applications where the development is likely to have an impact on designated or non-designated heritage assets (identified at pre-application stage) will require a heritage statement. For Householder applications this will be required for:

• works in the curtilage of a listed building
• works in a conservation area
  

Annex 2 (Glossary) of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) defines a heritage asset as 'A building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as have a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest. Heritage assets include designated heritage assets and assets identified by the local planning authority (including local listing)'

A statement should include:

• a description of the significance of any heritage assets affected, including any contribution made by their setting
• the relevant historic environment record should be consulted.
• an assessment of the affected heritage asset(s) using appropriate expertise where necessary to describe the significance of the heritage asset
• an assessment of the impact of the proposal on the significance of the heritage asset and any reasoned justification for the proposal
• where an application site includes new building or ground disturbance on or adjoining a heritage asset of archaeological interest, or where a site has the potential to include heritage assets with archaeological interest, a desk-based archaeological assessment (and where necessary an appropriate level of field evaluation) should be compiled in accordance with paragraph 128 of the NPPF.

Heritage Statements should be proportionate to the proposed development.

A copy of the listing held by English Heritage will not be accepted as a heritage statement.

Assessments may form part of an Environmental Statement, where a proposal would fall within the guidelines of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) development.

More information:

• National Planning Policy Framework
• National Planning Practice Guidance - Conserving and enhancing the historic environment
• Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
• Historic England

Proposals for new residential development (including re-use or conversion of buildings) and non-residential development over 1000 square metres should submit an energy statement that details how it is proposed the site will meet the energy standards set out within national building regulations. In particular, any areas in which the proposed energy strategy might conflict with other policies in the local plan should be identified and proposals for resolving this conflict outlined.

The energy statement may be included within the design and access statement or planning statement where this is also required.

More information:

• Joint Development Management Policies Document (policy DM7)

This is a process by which information about the likely environmental effects of developments are collected, assessed and taken into account. Usually this will only apply to major projects such as motorways, wind farms and large developments. However, this is not always the case and some smaller developments, if located in a sensitive area, may require an EIA. If you are proposing any large or sensitively located development you should ask the Local Planning Authority about an Environmental Impact Assessment as part of your pre-application discussion and we can explain what needs to be done as part of the process, particularly in relation to screening and scoping opinions.

More information:

• Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
• National Planning Practice Guidance - environmental impact assessment

The Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDs) Proforma is required for all applications for major development (defined as development of ten or more dwellings (or 0.5 hectares for residential development where the number of dwellings is unknown) for the creation of more than a 1000 square metres of floor space and where the site is greater than one hectare).

SuDs measures must be shown on all relevant plans submitted, in order to demonstrate how SuDs integrate with planned public open spaces, landscaping, roads, trees and buildings. Plans should identify multifunctional SuDs for example, those which enhance biodiversity or improve water quality. Details should be submitted that include any soakage test results and calculations, drainage, design layout and calculations (including summary on Suffolk County Council SW Drainage Proforma), proposals for protection of SuDs and watercourses during construction, details of adoption and maintenance.

• Proforma to be completed with all applications

More information:

• Green Suffolk - flooding

• Suffolk County Council Guidance on development and flood risk

• Suffolk Flood Risk Management Strategy

A Planning Obligation (Section 106 Agreement) is a separate legal agreement signed by the planning authority and the landowners (that is, persons with a legal interest in the land, which may also include the developer), prior to the grant of a planning permission. The agreement will include commitments given by the landowner towards the provision of various community benefits considered necessary to make the proposals acceptable.

A schedule of issues (such as affordable housing provisions or contributions to schools) to be addressed (known as the Draft head(s) of terms) during the planning application process and should be submitted with any application where an obligation is required. This may be required for applications involving the creation of at least one dwelling that is not a replacement, unless otherwise advised by the local planning authority.

More information:

• National Planning Practice Guidance - Planning obligations guidance
• S106 Developers guide to infrastructure contributions in Suffolk

A structural survey is required for applications that affect the structural integrity of the building and involve the substantial conversion, demolition, extension or alteration of:

• a listed building or non-designated heritage asset        
• the conversion of a former agricultural building to a new use
• the demolition (including any part demolition) of an agricultural building

Structural surveys should be carried out by a suitably qualified professional and should, where appropriate, identify any remedial works to ensure the retention of the building.

A structural survey submitted in relation to a heritage asset (designated or otherwise) must include an extensive photographic survey detailing the current structural condition, and, where applicable, a schedule of repairs necessary to make the building structurally sound.

More information:

• Structural Survey
• Institute of Structural Engineers

This is required for all applications resulting in a sensitive end use (for example, new dwellings, schools, playgrounds, playing fields, nurseries, hospitals, allotments) and all applications that involve development on land that is likely to be contaminated as a result of previous or historic uses. For applications of one or two dwellings on existing residential or greenfield sites an Environmental Search Report and West Suffolk Land Contamination Questionnaire are required. Where the proposal is for more than two dwellings, is on a brownfield site or involves the conversion of an agricultural barn then a Phase 1 Land Contamination Report is required.

A Phase 1 Land Contamination Report should include a detailed search of all available and current records and maps to identify potential on-site and off-site sources, pathways and receptors of contamination. Where the preliminary risk assessment identifies potential land contamination that may be a risk to human health, groundwaters or the wider environment, an extended assessment of contamination may be required (either during the course of the application or by condition on the decision notice), involving an intrusive site investigation and possible remediation of the land.

A land contamination assessment is typically valid for up to two years.

• West Suffolk Contaminated Land Questionnaire

More information:

• Environmental problems

This is required for developments for:

• the creation of retail floor space greater than 1000 square metres outside Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill and Newmarket town centres
• that exceed 300 square metres outside other defined centres, where such developments are not in accordance with the currently adopted development plan
• proposals for leisure and office developments outside of town centres will require a Leisure Impact assessment if the floor space created is greater than 2500 square metres and the proposal is not in accordance with an up to date local plan.
  

A sequential test should consider whether there are any sequentially preferable sites that exist and should assess such sites in terms of availability, suitability and viability.

Any assessment should include:

• the impact of the proposal on existing, committed and planned public and private investment in a centre or centres in the catchment area of the proposal and
• the impact of the proposal on town centre vitality and viability, including local consumer choice and trade in the town centre and wider area, up to five years from the time the application is made. For major schemes where the full impact will not be realised in five years, the impact should also be assessed up to ten years from the time the application is made.
  (Source: National Planning Policy Framework, Parapraph 26 (March 2012)

More information:

• Assessing economic development and main town centre uses
• Ensuring the vitality of town centres
• Planning for town centres

This is required for all developments that are likely to generate significant (please see below) amounts of pedestrian and vehicular movement.

It should include all existing and proposed commercial and residential vehicular and pedestrian movements to and from the site. Loading areas and arrangement for manoeuvring, servicing and parking of vehicles should also be clearly identified. It should describe and analyse existing transport conditions, how the development would affect those conditions and any measures proposed to overcome any problems.

For larger scale development proposals, the assessment should illustrate accessibility to the site by all modes of transport, and the likely split of journeys to and from the site across such forms of transport.

It should also give details of proposed measures to improve access by public transport, walking and cycling, to reduce the need for parking associated with the proposal and to mitigate transport impacts.

Indicative thresholds for when Transport Assessments are required can be found in Appendix B of the Department for Transport Guidance on Transport Assessment

More information:

• Manual for streets
• Transport evidence bases in plan making and decision taking

This is required for all new development which may involve a noise generating activity to surrounding areas, particularly where proposed close to existing sites that may be particularly harmed by such development (such as air bases, industrial estates, trunk roads) and for any development for sensitive use (such as new dwellings) situated close to an existing noise generating activity.

You are advised to contact the Public Health and Housing Team to discuss the scope of any noise report submitted.

More information:

• National Planning Policy Guidance - noise guidance
• Noise Policy Statement for England
• Noise

This is required where development proposals could impact upon local air quality, are located within or close to air quality management areas (AQMA's) or where there are proposed potential harmful emissions to air.

The assessment should indicate the potential change in air quality resulting from the development and outline mitigation measures as necessary. Reference should be made to the EPUK and IAQM document 'Land-Use Planning and Development
Control: Planning for Air Quality' (2015) for initial guidance on when an Air Quality Assessment will be required, and where it is considered necessary, the West Suffolk Environment Team should be contacted to confirm the scope of any assessment.

More information:

• Forest Heath air quality assessment
• St Edmundsbury air quality assessment
• Land-Use Planning and Development Control: Planning for Air Quality
• West Suffolk Environment Team - email: environment@westsuffolk.gov.uk or phone 01284 757400.

This is required for all applications for development where landscaping is to be undertaken.

Details should include:

• proposed planting of trees and shrubs
• any existing trees and vegetation to be retained
• surface materials for hard landscaping
• any excavation or changes in ground level
• the timescale for implementation
• proposals for long-term maintenance and landscape management

More information:

• National Planning Policy Guidance - Natural Environment - Landscape
• British Association of Landscape Industries
• Royal Horticultural Society
• Landscape Institute

This is required for all applications for development where the development is likely to result in a material increase in levels of light pollution (for example floodlighting or illumination in the countryside).

An assessment should include details of any existing and proposed external lighting and the hours when the lighting would be switched on. These details should all include a layout plan with beam orientation and schedule of the equipment in the design (such as manufacturers specifications).

This is required for all applications where development relates to or is likely to affect the horse racing industry, including sites adjacent to training yards, stud land, horse walks, training grounds and so on. This includes sites within Newmarket and the surrounding area.

An assessment should include mitigation measures to minimise harm that might arise from the development.

Guidance as to how the decision process accounts for such development may be found in section 9 of the Joint Development Management Policies Document

More information:

• West Suffolk Horse Racing Industry Assessment

This is required for all applications for:

1. new residential development of five or more dwellings which is likely to generate demand for access to and use of open space and recreation facilities and
2. development on open space in Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury, whether it is in public or private ownership.

Where new residential development is proposed, the assessment should provide details of the open space to be provided in relation to the number and type of dwellings proposed with reference to the council's Supplementary Planning Document on Open Space, Sport and Recreation Facilities:

• Forest Heath District Coouncil open space supplementary planning document (October 2011)
• St Edmundsbury Borough Council open space supplementary planning document (December 2012)

Where development is proposed on open space, the assessment should demonstrate that the land or buildings are no longer required for that purpose, are not economically viable and there is no local demand for the land or buildings in their current use (please refer to policy DM42 of the Joint Development Management Policies).

More information:

• National Planning Policy Guidance - Open space sports and recreation facilities
• Supplementary planning documents for open space, sports and recreation 
• Joint development management policies

Major applications should be accompanied by a statement of community engagement demonstrating that a community involvement exercise has been undertaken and that the views of the local community have been taken into account in the formulation of the development proposal.

More information:

• Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) - good practice guidance
• National Planning Policy Guidance - public consultation
• Community engagement

This is required for all applications where the context and justification for a proposed development needs to be demonstrated, and in particular all applications for major development, change of use and developments that do not accord with the development plan.

A planning statement should:

• detail how the proposal has taken account of national and local planning policy
• identify the context for the development and why the site has been chosen
• detail the intensity and type of use and who the users would be
• detail any consultation that has taken place with the local authority, statutory consultees or wider public and the feedback from that consultation (where this has not been incorporated as a separate statement of community involvement)

It may also include details of consultations with the local planning authority, the wider community and the statutory consultees that have been undertaken prior to submission of an application (a statement of community involvement may be incorporated into the planning statement where appropriate).

Where proposals effect or create sports facilities and/or playing fields, or generate a substantial need for them, a planning statement should also include:

• reasoned justification as to why development affecting such facilities should be allowed
• details of the area of sports facilities to be lost and any replacement
• information on any assessment considered to support the view that the open space, sport and recreation facilities are surplus to requirements
• details of quality, accessibility, management and maintenance of proposed facilities and of existing facilities where there is a proposed loss
• details of existing and proposed changing/toilet facilities
• technical details including surfacing, fencing and floodlighting
• details of proposed sports to be played, including the level to be played at.

More information:

• Forest Heath Local Plan
• St Edmundsbury Local Plan

Where the application cites viability as a factor in the heads of terms a viability assessment is required, particularly for applications involving less affordable housing than would otherwise normally required.

A full un-redacted viability assessment should be provided at the time of submission. In order to fully assess whether the case made by an applicant for not meeting the policy requirements is reasonable and justifiable the local planning authority will require the applicant to submit a residual evaluation with all the following information:

• existing use value supported by an independent valuation
• land acquisition price and the basis for its purchase;
• salient terms of acquisition (for example subject to planning, soils, ground conditions survey)
• purchase process (for example private treaty, open market bid, auction)
• purchase costs including legal and agents fees
• estimated sales values with independent supporting evidence including schedule of unit sizes
• estimated construction costs supported by tender costs or QS schedule to include a specified contingency, contract related fees and itemised/defined 'abnormal'
• itemised preliminary costs
• professional fees presented under each respective heading
• S106/CIL costs as advised by the local planning authority
• assumptions regarding phasing
• financing rate and evidence of financing terms/details (for example debt/equity ratio)
• estimated profit together with contextual information appropriate to the developers target returns
• value/cost of the affordable housing provision, where relevant, together with tenure assumption and calculation of any commuted sum, and any supporting evidence.

Any viability assessment should include an executive summary that will be made publically available.

Valuation using standard viability models such as Homes and Community Agency, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveys, Three Dragons, will be acceptable providing they provide all the above information and are supported by an appropriate cash flow analysis.

More information:

• NPPG- Viability
• RICS - Financial viability in planning

All applications for new dwellings should provide details of bin storage and collections points. This may be included on a block or layout plan where appropriate.

Any proposal that, due to its scale or location, is likely to have a significant visual impact will require a landscape and visual impact assessment. This may form part of an environmental statement where a proposal would fall within the guidelines of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) development.

A landscape and visual impact assessment should include:

• a description of the site and the landscape context
• evaluation of the landscape sensitivity and the capacity to incorporate the development
• identification and assessment of effect on landscape character and quality
• identification and assessment of visual impact
• measures that would avoid or minimise adverse effects
• where significant adverse effects are unavoidable, consideration of alternatives and why they have been rejected
• methodology of LVIA with reference to best practice guidance.

More information:

• An approach to Landscape Character Assessment
• National Planning Policy Guidance - Natural environment
• Suffolk Landscape Character Assessment
• Landscape Institute

This is required for those applications that involve:

• the loss or change of use of a public house
• any application that involves or consists of the loss of a designated or non-designated heritage asset, on the grounds of redundancy
• any application that involves the loss of an area of employment that is sited within a General Employment Area
• conversion to residential use within any area safeguarded employment land as allocated within the development plan.

A marketing assessment should include:

• details of the company/person who carried out the marketing exercise
• the asking price
• details of how the site was marketed, including copies of sale literature, website details and photos of signboards
• the terms of the sale and/or lease (that is, any ties on the freehold and leasehold options or restrictive covenants)
• copies of all details of approaches and offers with full reasons as to why any offer has not been accepted
• timing of the marketing exercise and how long the site was marketed (this must take
  place for a minimum of 12 months) prior to the submission of the application
• the condition of the site/property
• the extent of any land offered with the building
• details of any community consultation exercises (particularly for those applications involving the loss or change of use of a public house).

This is required for all applications which include the replacement of existing, or the provision of new, windows, doors and surrounds, conservatories or shop fronts, within or to heritage assets.

Elevational drawings showing proposed windows, doors and their surroundings at a scale of 1:10 and horizontal and vertical cross-section drawings at a scale of 1:2 showing the details of the glazing bars, sills, heads, methods of opening and glazing.

For conservatories, the elevational and cross-sectional drawings (to the scales identified above) must include a continuous horizontal cross-section  through windows and doors, and details of the glazing bars, sills, heads, cornice and methods of glazing and opening.

For shopfronts, the elevational and cross-sectional drawings (to the scales identified above) must include details of the glazing bars, sills, heads, fascia, pilasters, stallriser, cornice, method of glazing, shopfront lettering and colour scheme.

It may be possible to agree these details by condition in some instances.

This is required for all applications where the proposed development is likely to generate significant traffic movements and have significant transport implications.

A travel plan should provide a long-term strategy for the delivery of sustainable transport objectives.

More information:

• National Planning Policy Framework (NPPG) - travel plans
• Suffolk County Council - travel plans for new developments

This is required for all development where there is an increase in number of dwellings or bedrooms or for new commercial units proposing parking areas. It should clearly indicate the proposed parking spaces. For smaller developments this may be included in the block plan

More information:

• Suffolk County Council - Parking guidance