Conservation Area Application for Demolition
Please note that the application form cannot be completed
on-screen and must be printed before completion.
Help Completing the Form
1. Applicant Name and Address
Please enter the Applicant Details, including full name and
title. Please also enter the house/flat number and/or name (if
applicable) and street name in the Street address field. The town,
county, country and full postcode should also be entered.
If the application is being submitted by an agent (i.e. someone
who is acting on the applicant's behalf) all correspondence,
including the decision letter, will be sent to him/her.
2. Agent Name and Address
Please enter the Agent Details, including full name and title.
Please also enter the house/flat number and/or name (if applicable)
and street name in the Street address field. The town, county,
country and full postcode should also be entered.
If the application is being submitted by an agent (i.e. someone
who is acting on the applicant's behalf) all correspondence,
including the decision letter, will be sent to him/her.
3. Description of Proposed Works
Please describe the proposal accurately and concisely, and
specify whether the proposal involves complete or substantial
demolition of unlisted buildings. Please include details of the
building(s) or part(s) affected.
Example:
- removal of front and rear boundary walls
- removal of shop front
- demolition of dwelling
4. Site Address Details
Please enter the full postal address of the site. Enter the
house/flat number and / or name (if appropriate) and street name in
the Street address field. The town, county, country and full
postcode should also be entered. If the application relates to open
ground describe its location as clearly as possible (e.g. ‘Land to
rear of 12 to 18 High Street’ or provide a grid reference).
When you submit a location plan, it is recommended that this is
at a scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500, showing at least two named roads
and surrounding buildings. The properties shown should be numbered
or named to ensure that the exact location of the application site
is clear.
The application site must be edged clearly with a red line on
the location plan. It should include all land necessary to carry
out the proposed development (e.g. land required for access to the
site from a public highway, visibility splays (access around a road
junction or access, which should be free from obstruction),
landscaping, car parking and open areas around buildings).
A blue line must be drawn on the plan around any other land
owned by the applicant, close to or adjoining the application
site.
All plans must be to a metric scale and any figured dimensions
given in metres and a scale bar should be included. Each plan
should show the direction of North.
5. Related Proposals
Please provide details of proposals for new buildings or other
works on the site which accompany this application. Where a
proposal for the same site already has planning permission please
provide a description of the proposal and the application reference
number.
6. Pre-application Advice
Unfortunately, the local authority is now unable to offer
pre-application discussions before a formal conservation
area application is submitted, due to reductions in staffing
levels.
7. Neighbour and Community Consultation
The Council will consult your neighbours in most circumstances.
It is often better to tell your neighbours prior to submitting the
application rather than letting the Council’s official letter of
notification bring the application to their attention for the first
time.
8. Council Employee/Member
You must declare whether the applicant or agent is a member of
the council’s staff, an elected member of the Council or related to
a member of staff or elected member of the Council.
Serving elected members or planning officers who submit their
own planning applications should play no part in their
determination and such applications should be determined by the
planning committee rather than by planning officers under delegated
powers.
For the purposes of this question, 'related to' means related,
by birth or otherwise, closely enough that a fair-minded and
informed observer, having considered the facts, would conclude that
there was a real possibility of bias on the part of the
decision-maker in the local planning authority.
9. Explanation for Proposed Demolition Work
Please provide a reasoned justification for the proposed works.
In order for the Council to assess an application for demolition
properly, it may be necessary to supply additional information such
as a structural survey or other analysis of the character or
appearance of the area or building. If you need more information
please contact your planning authority.
For demolition of heritage assets and designated heritage
assets, including listed buildings, scheduled monuments, buildings
in conservation areas, etc, please refer to:
Planning Policy Statement 5 (Planning for the Historic
Environment)
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/pps5
and the accompanying practice guide PPS5 Planning for the Historic
Environment: Historic Environment Planning Practice Guide
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/pps-practice-guide/pps5practiceguide.pdf
Please note that in a conservation area you do not need consent
to demolish a building which does not exceed 115 cubic metres or to
take down any wall, gate or fence which is less than 1 metre high
where abutting a highway, or less than 2 metres high elsewhere.
Exemptions from conservation area consent are set out in
paragraph 31 of circular 01/01 [PDF].
10. Certificates
An ownership certificate must be completed stating the current
ownership of the land to which the application relates under
Regulation 6 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation
Areas) Regulations 1990.
It is an offence, knowingly or recklessly, to complete a false
or misleading certificate.
- Certificate A - Sole Ownership
Certificate A should only be completed if the applicant is the
sole owner of the land to which the application relates (i.e. the
applicant is the freeholder and there are no leaseholders with
seven years or more remaining on their leases).
If the application involves a leasehold flat then certificate A
does not apply as the applicant is not the sole owner. Therefore,
in this circumstance, the applicant should complete certificate B,C
or D (see details below).
- Certificate B - Shared Ownership (All other owners
known)
Certificate B should be completed if the applicant is not the
sole owner but knows the names and addresses of all the other
owners (e.g. this certificate will need to be served if the
proposals encroach onto adjoining land).
The Notice to Owners
(Notice 1) must also be completed and sent to all known
owners.
A copy of the notice must also be sent with the application to
the local authority.
- Certificate C - Shared Ownership (Some other owners
known)
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 of the owners.
The Notice to Owners
(Notice 1) must be completed and sent to all known owners.
Where the owner is unknown the Notice to Unknown Owners
(Notice 2) needs to be published in a local newspaper.
A copy of the notice must also be sent with the application to
the local authority.
- Certificate D - Shared Ownership (All other owners
unknown)
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.
The Notice to Unknown Owners
(Notice 2) needs to be published in a local newspaper.
A copy of the notice must also be sent with the application to
the local authority.
11. Planning Application Requirements & Local Level
Requirements
There are two levels of requirements, national and local:
- National - Use the checklist to ensure that
the forms have been correctly completed and that all relevant
information is submitted.
- Local - The local planning authority will have
produced a document (usually available from their website) which
details any specific information that is required to accompany the
application in addition to the national requirements.
Failure to complete the form correctly or to supply sufficiently
detailed drawings or other relevant supporting information may
result in your application being returned as invalid.
12. Declaration
Please sign and date your application.
13. Applicant Contact Details
Please provide contact information for the applicant.
14. Agent Contact Details
Please provide contact information for the agent.
15. Site Visit
Access to the site (i.e. where the works are proposed to take
place) may be required by the case officer. Please provide contact
details in the event that an appointment needs to be made. This
will assist the Council in dealing with your application as quickly
as possible.
If you need any further help or guidance
please email the Planning
Enquires team or telephone 01233 330264.
This webpage was updated on
1/31/2012