Planning service customer charter and best practice notes
Charters
Customer Charter (Condensed) (pdf 48kb)
Customer Charter (Full Version) (pdf 295kb)
Parish Council Charter (pdf 167kb)
Best Practice Notes
Best Practice Note 1 (pdf 19kb) - Town & Parish Council Responses
Best Practice Note 2 (pdf 19kb) - Letters of Representation
Best Practice Note 4 (pdf 22kb) - Access to Planning Files
Best Practice Note 23 (pdf 13kb)
Best Practice Note 24 (pdf 33kb)
Best Practice Note 25 (pdf 22 kb)
Local List – Validation of Planning and Other Applications
Local List – Validation of Planning and Other Applications (pdf432kb)
Conformity with Statement of Community Involvement
A draft of the Code of Practice – Validation of Planning and Other Applications was published on 7 August 2006 for public consultation purposes. An electronic version was placed on the Council’s website and paper copies were made available from Planning Services (Civic Centre, Barnstaple), Ilfracombe Community Office and South Molton Community Office. The consultation process, which took place from 7 August to 18 September 2006, was advertised in the North Devon Journal on 3 August 2006.
Version 1.0
Version 1.0 of the Code of Practice – Validation of Planning and Other Applications, which took into account representations received as a result of the consultation exercise, was published on 26 February 2007.
Version 1.1 (Local List - Validation of Planning and Other Applications)
Version 1.0 was replaced with Version 1.1 on 6 April 2008. Version 1.1 was renamed Local List - Validation of Planning and Other Applications and took account of:
- experience gained by applicants, agents and the Council whilst using version 1.0;
- The Validation of Planning Applications – Guidance for Local Planning Authorities (published by the Department for Communities and Local Government);
- Circular 02/2008 – Standard Application Form and Validation (published by the Department for Communities and Local Government);
- SI 550/2008 – The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (England) Order 2008;
- SI 551/2008 – The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008; and
- SI [ ]/2008 – The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008
Version 1.1.1 (Local List - Validation of Planning and Other Applications)
Version 1.1 was replaced by Version 1.1.1 on 1 June 2008. This update contains the following changes:
- Annex B.5 – has been re-written to provide clearer guidance about applications for the approval of details reserved by condition (confirmation of compliance with planning condition) (discharge of condition)
- Annex J – has been expanded to include the fees relating to applications for the approval of details reserved by condition (confirmation of compliance with planning condition) (discharge of condition)
- Introduction
- Aims and Objectives
- Declaration
- Receipt of Planning and Other Applications
- Invalid Applications
- Valid Applications (Registration)
- Registered Applications – Requests for Additional Information
- General Advice to Applicants and Agents
- General Advice to Applicants and Agents – Major Applications
- General Advice to Agents
- Contact Details
Householder
Applications
A.1 Householder Application for Planning Permission for Works or Extension to a Dwelling (pdf 37kb)
A.1 Householder Application for Planning Permission for Works or Extension to a Dwelling (pdf 37kb)
A.2 Householder Application for Planning Permission for Works or Extension to a Dwelling and Conservation Area Consent (pdf 37kb)
A.3 Householder Application for Planning Permission for Works or Extension to a Dwelling and Listed Building Consent (pdf 38kb)
B.2 Application for Planning Permission and Conservation Area Consent for Demolition in a Conservation Area (pdf 53kb)
B.3 Application for Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for Alterations, Extension or Demolition of a Listed Building (pdf 53kb)
B.4 Application for Removal or Variation of a Condition Following Grant of Planning Permission (pdf 54kb)
Advertisement and Signage Applications
C.1 Application for Consent to Display an Advertisement(s) (pdf 26kb)
C.2 Application for Consent to Display an Advertisement(s) and Application for Listed Building Consent (pdf 31kb)
Certificate of Lawfulness Applications
D.1 Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in Breach of a Planning Condition (pdf 29kb)
Conservation Area Application
Application for Conservation Area Consent for Demolition in a Conservation Area (pdf 29kb)
Listed Building Application
Prior Notification Applications
H.1 Application for Prior Notification of Agricultural or Forestry Development – Proposed Building (pdf 3kb)
H.2 Application for Prior Notification of Agricultural or Forestry Development – Excavation / Waste Material (pdf 29kb)
H.3 Application for Prior Notification of Agricultural or Forestry Development – Proposed Fish Tank (Cage) (pdf 30kb)
H.4 Application for Prior Notification of Agricultural or Forestry Development – Proposed Road (pdf 29kb)
H.6 Application for Prior Notification of Proposed Development by Telecommunications Code System Operators (pdf 29kb)
Trees Application
Application for Tree Works: Works to Trees Subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and / or Notification of Proposed Works to Trees in Conservation Areas (CA) (pdf 37kb)

