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New - The Validation of Planning Applications and the Planning Application Requirements Lists
New procedures for the submission of planning applications came into force on 6th April 2008, which included the MANDATORY use of the National Standard Planning Application Forms (1APP), see below, and the introduction of the PLANNING APPLICATION REQUIREMENT's (PAR) list. The PAR, or 'National List of Requirements' is a list of documents that will be required by Local Planning Authorities in order to make a planning application valid. As well as the Government defined 'National List', local planning authorities can produce a 'Local List' of requirements which will also be required to be submitted with an application before it can be deemed as valid.
Somerset County Council's "Applying For Planning Permission: The Validation of Planning Applications For Waste And County Council Developments (Containing The Local List Of Requirements)" document has now been adopted and will be used as the basis for validating planning applications from 1st August 2008.
This document will help all potential applicants and agents (apart from Minerals-related applicants) to prepare their submissions to ensure that they can be dealt with promptly, and to make sure applications contain all the information that we require to efficiently process the application. Please follow the link below to access the document:
Validation of Planning Applications - June 2008
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Our
Planning Control Pre-application advice protocol
[ 141.0k] [PDF] is also available for viewing on the 'Publications' page of the 'Planning Applications' section on the above menu, or by following the above link.
All applicants are advised to read both of the above documents before submitting an application.
Applicants of Minerals and landfill applications should be aware that these types of planning permissions are subject to a site monitoring regime which is chargable. An information leaflet on the monitoring of Minerals and Waste planning permissions is available by following the link below, and should read before submitting an application:
Monitoring of Mineral and Waste Planning Permissions
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National Standard Planning Application Forms
The National Standard Planning Application Forms (1APP) are mandatory and are the only acceptable form (with the exception of Mineral related applications) for the submission of all types of planning applications.
Applicants can use the 1APP forms to submit planning applications to Somerset County Council via the Planning Portal for the following types of planning applications;
Waste Developments;
County Council Developments;
Listed Building Consents;
Applications to Vary or Remove a Condition (Section 73 applications); and
Lawful Development Certificates.
To submit an online planning application you will have to register and logon to the Planning Portal website at :- www.planningportal.gov.uk.
Paper versions of the 1APP forms for the above categories are available for downloading from the Planning Applications page on this website.
Please note: Applications for Mineral Developments are not included in the 1APP forms. Applications for mineral related developments should be submitted either by using Somerset County Council's own online Mineral Application forms or the paper version, both of which which are available on the Planning Applications page.
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