Application Forms

 

 

You may now submit your planning application including, forms, plans and other supporting documentation, electronically via the Planning Portal.  This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; electronic submissions are environmentally friendly and less costly.  (If you have not previously used the Portal you will be required to register first).  

Planning application fees.  Fee Scale (Draft).

If you are submitting an application in paper form, application forms may be downloaded from the table below.  You will still be required to submit one original form and three copies accompanied by 4 sets of plans and any accompanying documentations.  Advice and Guidance Notes are also available to help you complete your application. 

The Checklists that accompany some application types describe all National Requirements of what must be submitted with your planning application and Local Requirements, which set out documents that may be necessary to accompany your application depending on the development proposed.

ID	Application Form Description	Application Form	Guidance Note	Advice Note	Checklist
001	Householder Application for Planning Permission for works or extension to a dwelling	Householder Application	Guide001	Advice001	Householder Checklist
002	Householder Application for Planning Permission forworks or extension to a dwelling and Conservation Area Consent	Householder Application and Conservation Area Consent	Guide002	Advice002
003	Householder Application for Planning Permission forworks or extension to a dwelling and Listed Building Consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a Listed Building	Householder Application and Listed Building Consent	Guide003	Advice003
004	Application for Planning Permission	Planning Permission (Full)	Guide004	Advice004	Full Planning Checklist
007	Application for Planning Permission and Conservation Area Consent for demolition in a Conservation Area	Planning Permission (Full) and Conservation Area Consent	Guide007	Advice007
008	Application for Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for for alterations, extension or demolition of a Listed Building	Planning Permission (Full) and Listed Building Consent	Guide008	Advice008
009	Application for Planning Permission and consent to display an Advertisement	Planning Permission (Full) and Advertisement Consent	Guide009	Advice009
005	Application for Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved	Outline Application with some Matters Reserved	Guide005	Advice005	Outline Application Checklist
006	Application for Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved	Outline Application with all Matters Reserved	Guide006	Advice006	Outline Application Checklist
023	Application for reserved matters following outline approval	Reserved Matters (Following Outline Consent)	Guide023	Advice023	Reserved Matters Checklist
010	Application for Conservation Area Consent for demolition in a Conservation Area	Conservation Area Consent	Guide010	Advice010
011	Application for Listed Building Consent for alterations, extension or demolition of a listed building	Listed Building Consent	Guide011	Advice011	Listed Building Checklist
012	Application for consent to display an   advertisement(s).	Advertisement Consent	Guide012	Advice012	Advertisement Checklist
025	Application for removal or variation of a condition following the grant of planning permission	Removal or Variation of Conditions	Guide025	Advice025	Removal/Variation of Conditions Checklist
014	Application for Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing use or operation or activity including those in breach of a planning condition	Lawful Development Certificate - Existing	Guide014	Advice014	Lawful Development Checklist
015	Application for Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use	Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed	Guide015	Advice015	Lawful Development Checklist
016	Application for Prior Notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development - proposed building	Prior Notification - Proposed Building	Guide016	Advice016
017	Application for Prior Notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development - proposed road	Prior Notification - Proposed Road	Guide017	Advice017
018	Application for Prior Notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development - excavation/waste disposal	Prior Notification - Evacuation/Waste Material	Guide018	Advice018
019	Application for Prior Notification of proposed agricultural or forestry development - proposed fish tank (cage)	Prior Notification - Proposed Fish Tank (cage)	Guide019	Advice019
020	Application for Prior Notification of proposed development in respect of permitted development by telecommunications code systems operators	Prior Notification - Telecommunications	Guide020	Advice020
022	Application for Prior Notification of proposed demolition	Prior Notification - Demolition	Guide022	Advice022
021	Application for Hedgerow Removal Notice	Hedgerow Removal Notice	Guide021	Advice021
031	Application for tree works:  Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and/or notification of proposed works to trees in a Conservation area	TPO/TCA Consent	Guide031	Advice031	Works to Trees Checklist
027	Application for approval of details reserved by condition	Approval of Detail Reserved by Condition	Guide027	Advice027

Other Helpful Documents/Website

Article 7 Certificate - If your application is on land that forms part of an Agricultural Holding please complete this certificate.

Section 66 - Serving Notice on Land Owner - The onus is on the Applicant/Agent to serve notice on all land owners, this form may still be used.

Housholder Development Enquiry Form - This form is for Householders, to check if their proposal requires Planning Permission prior to submitting an application. 

If you would like help calculating a fee the Fee Calculator from the Planning Portal maybe able to help, alternatively contact the a member of the Planning Team - General Enquiries (01226) 772595.

Validation of Planning Applications – Local Requirements - Where to Obtain further Information

As part of the Council’s objective of continually improving services, we are seeking to ensure that applications for planning permission contain all the information required for the Council to make a decision from the point they are registered.  Providing all the necessary information will ensure that all consultees have the information they need from the start and will help the Planning Case Officer to process them quicker.

The Council encourages pre-application discussion, particularly regarding the submission of major applications, (more than 10 dwellings or sites greater than 0.5 hectare or commercial/industrial development of 1,000 sq.m. or more or sites greater than 1 hectare).

Should an application be submitted without the necessary information identified in the lists of National and Local Requirements adopted by the Council, it will not be validated and registered.

 The following gives brief details of what may be required for each of the identified Local Requirements and advice on where to obtain further information.

Affordable Housing

 Proposals for residential development must provide affordable homes where:- the proposal provides 25 or more homes or is on a site of 0.6 ha. or more in a town or village of more than 3,000 people or the proposal provides 15 or more homes or is on a site of 0.4 ha. or more in a town or village of 3,000 people or fewer.

The number of affordable homes provided expressed as a percentage of the total development should be between 15 - 40 % depending on need and location.

More information can be obtained in Planning Advice Note 34, Affordable Housing in new residential developments and from the Council’s Affordable Housing Officer, Barnsley 776950.

 Air Quality Assessment

 If a site is within or adjacent to an Air Quality Management Area, (AQMA), or where a development would result in air quality issues, either by generating pollution or by being located in an area where air pollution occurs, an Air Quality Impact Assessment is required. The Assessment should consider existing air quality, the likely impact of traffic or other emission sources, measures for mitigation, exposure to air pollutants by the public and design measures to limit such exposure.

The scope of any assessment of air quality and the methodology to be employed should be discussed and approved by Regulatory Services prior to commencement.

Further information can be obtained from Regulatory Services.

Archaeology Statement

Major applications should be supported by an Archaeological Statement where there is known or likely archaeological interest. The scope and degree of detail necessary will vary according to the particular circumstances of each application. Applicants are encouraged to discuss proposals with the South Yorkshire Archaeological Service before any application is made. The Statement will detail what site assessment and evaluation has been carried out and detail what mitigation measures are proposed.

A similar approach will be required for applications affecting historic buildings, (see Heritage Conservation Statement).

With major applications it is recommended that at least a desk based assessment of the potential remains is prepared and the results submitted with the planning application. Where the assessment indicates archaeological potential, the results of an evaluation will also be expected with a planning application.

Further information can be obtained in Planning Policy Guidance 16 Archaeology and Planning and from the South Yorkshire Archaeology Service, (SYAS) at www.sheffield.gov.uk/SYAS

Biodiversity Survey and Report

Requirements for Protected Species

The Planning Authority has a duty to consider the conservation of biodiversity when determining a planning application. This includes having regard to safeguarding species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Conservation(Natural Habitats etc)Regulations 1994 or the Badgers Act 1992 and priority species as identified in the Barnsley Biodiversity Action Plan.

Where a development proposal is likely to affect protected species, the applicant must submit a Protected Species Survey and Assessment.

Requirements for designated sites, priority habitats and geological conservation

The Planning Authority has a duty to consider the conservation of biodiversity when determining a planning application. This includes having regard to safeguarding designated sites and priority habitats. Where a development proposal is likely to affect such a site, habitat or geological feature, the applicant must submit an Ecological/Geological Survey and Assessment.

Further advice can be obtained in Planning Policy Statement 9, Biodiversity and Geological Conservation.

Further information on appropriate survey methods can be found in Guidance on Survey Methodology published by the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management at www.ieem.org.uk

Existing environmental information may be available from Local Record Centres, Wildlife Trusts and from West Yorkshire Ecology at www.ecology.wyjs.org.uk/index.htm

Nationally designated sites can also be found at www.natureonthemap.org.uk

A guidance template for Biodiversity and Geological Conservation is also available at www.alge.org.uk/publications/index.php

Contamination Survey

Where contamination is known or suspected due to the nature of the previous use of the site 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. A survey of the site may be necessary to establish the degree of contamination and the remedial measures that may be required.

Two types of survey may be necessary:-

    * Contamination Assessment- Phase 1 Desk Study – The redevelopment of a brownfield site will require this as a minimum to assess potential contamination risk posed to the development.
    *  Phase 2 Intrusive Site Investigation – some sites will require intrusive ground investigation to provide specific details on actual contamination levels as supporting information, to show sites can be viably redeveloped with remediation measures.

Guidance can be obtained from Regulatory Services and the following documents:-

    *  Planning Policy Statement 23, Planning and Pollution Control, Annex 2 Development on land affected by contamination.
    *  Barnsley M.B.C. Supplementary Planning Guidance 28, “ Developing Contaminated Land”.
    *  BS1017:2001 – Investigation of potentially contaminated site – Code of practice.
    *  NHBC/Environment Agency – Guidance for the Safe Development of Housing and Land Affected by Contamination, R&D          Publication 66.

It is important that the methodology and scope of any desk study or site investigation should be discussed with Regulatory Services prior to commencement.

Dust Impact Assessment

Construction and demolition

Where a proposed development involves significant construction, earth moving activities or the demolition of premises on the proposed development site, a Dust Impact Assessment may be required. The Assessment should detail the practical measures to be employed on site to control dust and prevent it escaping from the site. Guidance can be obtained from Regulatory Services or the following:-

The Control of Dust from Construction and Demolition Activities, published by BRE.

Development

Where a proposed development may give rise to dust complaints, e.g. glass recycling, concrete works, Regulatory Services may require a dust management plan. The plan should explain how dust will be controlled so as to prevent it escaping from the site and causing nuisance to existing occupiers of neighbouring land.

London Best Practice Guidance: The control of dust and emissions from construction and demolition.

Environmental Statement

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)Regulations1999 as amended set out the circumstances in which an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required. EIA may preclude the need for other more specific assessments, which should not be duplicated.

Where an EIA is required, Schedule 4 of the Regulations sets out the information to be contained in an Environmental Statement.

The information in the Environmental Statement has to be taken into account in determining the application.

Screening opinions can be sought from the Council as to whether an EIA is required prior to submitting an application.

In cases where a full EIA is not required the Council may still require environmental information to be provided depending on site conditions and the nature of the proposals.

Flood Risk Assessment and Sequential Test

In addition to Flood Risk Assessments,(FRA’s), Planning Policy Statement 25, Development and Flood Risk, also requires the Sequential and Exception tests to be applied to development in flood risk areas. The Sequential test is applicable to all new development in Flood zones 2 and 3. The Sequential test should be applied prior to a FRA being completed as if the proposal does not pass the Sequential test there is no point in undertaking a FRA.

FRA’s are required for development of 1 hectare or greater in flood zone 1 and for all proposals in flood zones 2 and 3 as designated by the Environment Agency. Further details including indicative flood zone maps can be found at www.environment-agency.gov.uk

The FRA should identify and assess the risks of all forms of flooding to and from the development and demonstrate how these flood risks will be managed, taking climate change into account. The FRA should identify opportunities to reduce the probability and consequences of flooding. The FRA should include the design of surface water management systems, including Sustainable Drainage Systems, (S.U.D.’s), and address the requirement for safe access to and from the site in areas at risk of flooding.

Further information can be obtained on our web site under Flood Risk, PPS25 Summary Guidance.

Foul and Surface Water Drainage Details
 
All new buildings need separate connections to foul and storm sewers. If an application proposes to connect a development to an existing drainage system then details of the existing system should be shown on the application drawings. It should be noted that in most circumstances surface water is not permitted to be connected to the public foul sewers.

Where the development involves the disposal of trade waste or the disposal of foul sewage effluent other than to the public sewer, then a fuller foul drainage assessment will be required including details of the method of storage, treatment and disposal. A foul drainage assessment should include a full assessment of the site, it’s location and suitability for storing, transporting and treating sewage.

Where connection to the mains sewer is not practical or proposed,  a Foul/non-mains drainage assessment will be required to demonstrate why the development cannot connect to the public mains sewer system and show that the alternative means of disposal are satisfactory.

Heritage Conservation Statement

The scope and degree of detail necessary in a Heritage Statement will vary according to the particular circumstances of each application. Applicants are encouraged to discuss proposals with the Council’s Conservation Officer before any application is made. The following provides some details of what may be required:-

For applications for Listed Building Consent, a written statement that includes a schedule of works, an analysis of the significance of archaeology, history and character of the building/structure, the principles of and justification for the works and their impact on the special character of the Listed Building and it’s structure, it’s setting and the setting of any adjacent Listed Buildings is likely to be required.

A structural survey will be required to support applications for demolition or significant alteration.
 
For applications for Conservation Area Consent, a written statement that includes a structural survey, an analysis of the character and appearance of the building/structure, the principles of and justification for the proposed demolition and its impact on the special character of the area is likely to be required.

For proposals involving demolition or significant alteration of an historic building, applicants will also need to submit an archaeological assessment/building appraisal with the Heritage Conservation Statement, (also see Archaeology Statement).

Further advice can be found in:-

    * Planning Policy Guidance 15, Planning and the Historic Environment and Planning Policy Guidance 16, Archaeology and Planning.
    * Advice on local heritage can be obtained from the Conservation Officer and the South Yorkshire Archaeology Service.

Landscaping Details

All full applications, or outline where landscaping is not a reserved matter, for major developments that include any external space should be accompanied by a landscaping scheme. Hard and soft landscaping details should be shown including layout, species, spacing and size of proposed planting.

Plans showing existing site boundaries, features and levels; the extent of existing planting, including trees to be retained and removed, (See Tree Survey Section for details); any changes to ground levels; any constraints such as services, (existing and proposed); intended treatment of external spaces and details of future landscape management.

Landscaping schemes should be prepared by a competent person with suitable qualifications, preferably a Chartered Landscape Architect. Further information is contained in Supplementary Planning Guidance 25 Landscape Design.

Legal Agreement (Draft)

Planning Obligations, (Section 106 Agreements or Unilateral Undertakings) may be required to mitigate against the effects of a major development on local infrastructure. Early pre-application discussions should take place with the Planning Service to establish the scope and scale of any obligation required prior to the submission of the application. Such obligations may, for example, be required for off site open space, affordable housing, education contribution or for transport infrastructure/public transport support.

Noise Assessment

Noise from Construction and demolition

Where a proposed development involves significant construction, earth moving activities and/or the demolition of premises on the proposed development site, a noise assessment may be required by Regulatory Services. This should include an action plan to detail the practical measures to be employed on the site to control noise during construction to prevent it escaping from the site. Guidance can be obtained from Regulatory Services and/or the following guidance document:-

BS 5228(1997) Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites.

Noise from the proposed development

Where a proposed development may give rise to noise complaints or a proposed development located near to an existing potentially noisy development, Regulatory Services may require that a noise assessment is carried out and a report submitted for their approval detailing adequate mitigation measures, where appropriate to demonstrate that existing occupiers of neighbouring land will not be adversely affected by noise. Guidance can be obtained form Regulatory Services and/or the following documents:-

    *  BS 4142(1997) Method for rating industrial noise affecting mixed residential and industrial areas.
    *  BS 7445(2003) Description and measurement of environmental noise
    *  BS8233(1999) Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings
    *  WHO Guidance on Community Noise

It is important that the methodology and scope of such an assessment be discussed with Regulatory Services prior to commencement.

Development near a railway or major road

Where a proposed noise sensitive development, such as residential, is located near a railway or busy road and transport noise is the dominant noise source, a noise assessment may be required to determine the Noise Exposure Categories of the site. Any submitted report should detail adequate mitigation measures, where appropriate to demonstrate that noise from transport sources will not adversely affect the prospective occupiers of the proposed development.

Guidance can be obtained from Regulatory Services and/or the following:-

    *  Planning Policy Guidance 24, Planning and Noise.
    *  BS 7445(2003) Description and measurement of environmental noise
    *  BS 8233(1999) Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings
    *  WHO Guidance on Community Noise

It is important that the methodology and scope of such an assessment be discussed with Regulatory Services prior to commencement.

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 National, Regional and Local planning policies and guidance.

It should include details of pre-application discussion and consultations with the community and/or other statutory consultees.

Retail Impact Assessment

A Retail Impact Assessment should be submitted for all retail and leisure  developments over 2,500 sq.m. It should provide an assessment of the development’s impact on existing centres, taking into account recently completed retail developments and outstanding planning permissions.

Further information is contained in Planning Policy Statement 6, Planning for Town Centres and the Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance 27, Sequential approach to retail and leisure developments.

Sustainability/Energy Statement

This Statement would set out how a proposed major development contributes to sustainability and energy conservation through built form and/or external features. It would demonstrate how it minimizes environmental impact, uses resources efficiently and reduces waste and prevents pollution.

Transport Assessment

Planning Policy Guidance 13, Transport, advises that a Transportation Assessment, (TA), should be submitted as part of any planning application where the proposal has significant transport implications. The coverage and detail of the TA should reflect the scale of the development and the extent of the transport implications of the proposal. For smaller schemes the TA should simply outline the transport aspects of the application, while for major proposals, the TA should illustrate accessibility to the site by all modes of transport and the likely modal split of journeys to and from the site. 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.

Further guidance can be found in Guidance on Transport Assessment, (March 2007), published by the Department for Transport and in the Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance 32, Parking, Transport Assessments and Travel Plans.

Travel Plan

A Travel Plan should be submitted with planning applications which are likely to have significant transport implications, as advised in Planning Policy Guidance 13, Transport.

Further guidance is available in the Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance 32, Parking, Transport Assessments and Travel Plans.

Tree Survey

Where there are trees within the application site or on adjacent land within 12m. of the site boundary, a Tree Survey should be submitted in accordance with BS5837: Trees in relation to Construction – Recommendations.

Any trees scheduled for removal should be clearly indicated on the proposal plans. The method of protecting remaining trees during construction works should be shown on a Tree Constraints Plan, showing root protection areas, and a Tree Protection Plan. An Arboricultural Method Statement and /or Arboricultural Impact Statement may also be requested depending on both the existing tree cover and the extent of the proposed development.

Please note that there is a simpler form available for householders to apply for planning permission for extensions, garages etc. See the 'Householders Application'.

By completing this application form you are applying solely for Planning Permission. In many cases you will also require Building Regulation Approval.

This is not the same as planning permission, but is the control of actual building works in respect of fire resistance, structural stability, ventilation, thermal insulation and drainage, rather than the siting, design and external appearance of the building.

If you have any doubts please contact Building Control.

Before completing the forms, please read all the notes carefully, including the Planning Application Accompanying Notes as failure to comply will delay the processing of your application.

It is important that all five forms are completed and five copies of all drawings supplied.

• Planning Application Drawings
• Fees
• Completed Applications
• Planning Application Accompanying Notes
• Planning Application Form
• Certificate A & B and Notice 1

Planning Application Drawings

Drawings should include the following:-

• A location plan, preferably at 1:1250 or 1:2500, which identifies the application site (Section 2).
  
• A site plan, usually 1:500 or 1:200 showing the proposals in relation to site boundaries and other buildings within the site. This drawing should show positions of all buildings and highways on land adjoining the application site. It should also show the position and size of all trees within or just outside the site. (Section 10).
  Plans should show the extent and type of any surfacing and walling or fencing where proposed.
  As few sites in the area are flat, the plan should show existing and proposed levels of the site, as well as proposed levels of the development. Where major changes to existing ground levels are proposed cross-sections of the development should be supplied.
  
• Floor Plans, usually 1:100 or 1:50 to explain the proposals in detail.
  
• Elevations, usually 1:100 or 1:50 to show all sides of the proposals. These drawing should indicate as fully as possible the proposed building material, their type, colour and maker, if known. The style, material and finish of windows should be shown, together with details of opening lights. Where a proposed elevation adjoins another or others, in a semi detached or terraced situation, then an adequate part of the adjoining elevation (s) should be shown on the drawing.

Where alterations to a building affect any elevation, the whole of that elevation should be shown. This particularly applies to shop fronts.

• The requirements to include details of the surroundings of a proposal will enable applicants to consider their application in its context and achieve an appropriate design.
• Existing Buildings. Where the application is for conversions, alterations, or extensions, plans and elevations of the building as existing should be submitted together with details (and makers if known), of facing and roofing materials.

The Development Control Team welcomes discussion of Sketch plans before they are submitted as a formal application.

Fees

Notes for the Current Scale of Fees payable are available on this web site. If you have any doubts as to the correct fee please contact the Development Control Team.

Your application cannot be considered until the correct fee has been paid.

Completed Applications

Your completed application may be mailed or hand delivered to the address given below. Please note: Planning & Transportation Reception can only accept payment via cheque, money order or bankers draft, payable to "Barnsley M.B.C.". We have no facilities to handle cash.

Planning Application Accompanying Notes

Section 1 - Name and Address of Applicant and Agent

You, the householder, may complete these forms yourself or you may employ an agent to do them for you. The agent could be the same architect, surveyor or builder who drew the plans for you, or you might have drawn the plans yourself. If the form is completed by an agent, all correspondence from Planning & Transportation will be sent to him/her: please give the name of the partner/ associate/ employee who can be contacted by telephone if necessary.

Section 2 - Address of the Applicant

You must submit a location plan with your application showing the site and adjoining properties and roads, with a red line drawn around the site. The scale must be 1:1250 or 1:2500 and show the direction of north. If the applicant owns or controls any adjoining land, this must be edged with blues lines. Five copies are required of this plan.

Section 3 - Brief Description of the Proposed Development

This should clearly state the proposed use(s), the number of storeys if new buildings are proposed, and the number of dwellings if residential development is proposed. Example: Erection of 12 No. three storey dwelling houses and a block of four storey offices. The site area must be stated, show clearly whether the area is in hectares or acres

Section 4 - Type of Application

• A: New Buildings - Outline Applications
  An outline application may be appropriate if you are proposing to erect building(s) and do not wish to submit all details at present, but please give as much detail as you are able. The Council may require more details before determining the application, especially in conservation areas. It may not be appropriate to reserve certain matters for future consideration, e.g. means of access may be especially important. It is therefore very useful to discuss an outline application with the Development Control Team before submitting it so as to agree on the amount of detail required. (see section 5).
• B: New Buildings - Reserved Matters
  Reserved matters applications are applications submitted following an outline planning permission. The outline permission must still be valid. The reserved matters must be in accordance with the outline plans and the conditions attached to the outline permission. (see Section 6).
• C: Applications for the Modification or Removal of a Condition on an Existing Planning Permission
  You should carefully state your reasons for the application in a covering letter submitted with this application. It is recommended that you discuss this with the Development Control Team before submitting your application. (see Section 7).
• D: Changes of Use
  You should only tick Box 'D' if no building works are involved at present (e.g. a new shop front may be applied later, though note that this may mean greater expenditure on fees). If the proposal involves reconstruction of an existing building, or a new access or landscaping, tick either 'E' or 'A'. The only plan normally required with this type of application is the location plan described under (2) above, though it is necessary to submit floor plans if you are proposing a change of use of part of a building.
• E: Change of Use and/ or Building/ Engineering Works
  Tick Box E if you are submitting all the details of new building works, including materials of construction, landscaping, car parking and access. You must submit appropriate accurate plans to a suitable scale showing site location, layouts, elevations (including notes of materials) and sections. Five copies are required of each plan. The Development Control Team welcomes discussions of sketch plans before an application is submitted.

Section 5 - Outline Applications

Complete only if you are making an outline application and have ticked box 'A' in Section 4.

Section 6 - Reserved Matters Applications

Complete this section only if you are making a reserved matters application, and have ticked 'B' in section 4.

Section 7 - Application for Modification or Removal of a Condition

Complete this section only if you are applying for the modification or removal of a condition on a previous planning consent and you have ticked box 'C' in Section 4.

Section 8 - Highways

Planning permission is required for an access to a 'classified' road. Existing pavement crossovers that are no longer required by your proposal should be reinstated as footways. New crossovers should be kept to the minimum in the interest of pedestrian safety. When you want to construct a pavement crossover for a vehicle, or do any other works to the pavement or roadway, you must contact: The Highways Maintenance Section, Highways and Engineering Services, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Tel: (01226) 773555. Tick the relevant boxes.

Section 9 - Public Rights of Way

Please inform us if there is a public right of way across your site, tick the relevant box and show the detail on your plans. N.B. If a well defined footpath crosses the site, it may be claimed as a public right of way.

Section 10 - Trees

The Council wishes to see existing trees retained wherever possible. You should accurately show the position and spread of any existing trees on your plans and state which, if any, are to be felled.

Section 11 - Existing Uses

Should be completed for all applications, for all parts of the site and on all floors of existing buildings.

Example: 'vacant wholesale warehouse'.

If any of the existing buildings on the site are 'listed' as being of architectural or historic interest and you propose altering them, you will probably need to make a separate application for listed building consent. If the existing buildings are not 'listed', but the site is within a conservation area, you may need to obtain separate consent if you intend to demolish any buildings or structures.

Section 12 - Drainage / Water Supply

A & B Drainage

All new buildings should have separate connections to foul-water sewers and stormwater sewers. If this is not possible in your case please discuss with the Drainage Section, Highways & Engineering Services, Barnsley MBC and state on the application form what the drainage arrangements will be. The position of all underground services should of course be determined before detailed plans of new buildings are prepared. If your building is to be built over or near to a drain or sewer, special arrangements will be necessary, and please discuss your proposal with the Drainage Section, Highways & Engineering Services, Tel (01226) 772116.

Where development is proposed in unsewered areas, washland areas or adjacent to main rivers, it would be advisable to contact the Environment Agency, prior to submitting your application. Notwithstanding any permission which may be granted under Town & Country Planning Acts the detailed arrangements for adoptable sewers should be discussed at the earliest opportunity directly with the Drainage Section, Highways & Engineering Services.

C: Water Supply

The applicant is advised to discuss the provision of water supply with Yorkshire Water Services.

Section 13 - Materials

If building works are proposed please describe all external materials, including roof materials (e.g. brick walls, colour, make and type, and show them on your plans).

Section 14 - Car Parking

Specify the number of existing and proposed car parking spaces and show them on the submitted plans.

Section 15 - Commercial & Industrial Development Only

• A: Tick this box if your proposal does not involve any alterations in existing floor space.
• B: Alterations in floorspace.

This must be completed for all non-residential proposals. (Gross floorspace is whole area enclosed by the building; net floorspace excludes circulation spaces and joint services, eg. Toilets).

In addition, the following kinds of information are helpful to the Development Control Team and should be supplied in a covering letter:-

• If the proposal forms a stage of a larger scheme for which planning permission is not at present sought.
• If the proposal is related to an existing use on or near the site.
• If the proposal is a replacement for existing premises elsewhere in the Borough, now considered to be obsolete or otherwise unsatisfactory; please state your intentions regarding the vacated premises.
• If the applicant is an industrial firm, the process to be carried on and the type of machinery used.
• Provisions for the disposal of refuse, especially in the case of restaurants and similar uses; refuse stores must be shown on the plans.

C: Hazardous Substances

Please tick the box and fill in the details if the proposal involves the manufacture, processing, keeping or use of hazardous substance in such circumstances that there will be at any one time be, or is likely to be a notifiable quantity of such substance in, on, or over or under any land.

All as detailed in the Notification off Installations Handling Hazardous Substances Regulations 1982.

D: Employees

Please complete showing existing and proposed, full and part-time employee numbers.

Section 16

Five sets of plans as described under (2) and (4) above are required for the consultations that have to be carried out on your application.

SECTION 66 CERTIFICATES

When making a planning application you must also send in a completed Section 66 Certificate, which states the ownership of the application site.

Complete A if the application is the sole owner of all the land to which the application relates and if no parts of the land forms an agricultural holding. (Ownership means a person having a freehold interest or a leasehold interest with at least 7 years unexpired). Both the statements 1 and 2 on this certificate must apply for Certificate A to be used.

If the applicant is not the sole owner, please ignore A and Complete B. Send Notice No. 1 (or copies of it) to each owner.

If the land does form part of an agricultural holding you must complete an Agricultural Holdings Certificate, available from Planning & Transportation Reception. If you do not know the name of all or any of the owners you will need to complete Certificate C or D, obtainable from Planning & Transportation Reception.

Note that there is penalty for knowledge or recklessly completing a false or misleading Section 66 certificate.

 

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• How much will a Planning Application Cost
• What Happens to my Application
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Last modified on 10/10/2008