Prior Notification - Agricultural or Forestry Development - Proposed Building

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

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