What happens after permission is granted
Obtaining a planning permission should not be viewed as the end
of your involvement with Planning Services. Rather it is a further
step in the development process.
Planning conditions may be applied to the grant of
planning permission. They limit and control the way in which the
planning permission may be implemented. Planning and associated
permissions and consents are often granted with conditions
attached. These are generally included to ensure the development is
an acceptable one. They range from ensuring new brickwork matches
the existing building to controlling the opening hours of a
restaurant to protect neighbours amenities.
In addition to imposing conditions on the Decision Notice that
must be complied with, informatives may be attached. Unlike
conditions they are not statutory parts of the decision notice but
the applicant is recommended to study them closely as they may
assist in ensuring the development is properly carried out.
Informatives may be used to guide the applicant to other approvals
that might be necessary or to confirm the drawing numbers on which
the decision notice is based.
A full list of conditions used in each approval is in the issued
decision notice.
What do you need to do now?
Check your planning Decision Notice carefully to ensure that
there are no errors. If there are or if you are unsure of any
information on the Notice contact Planning Services, quoting the
reference number.
Identify which conditions require you to submit further details
or information, and when these have to be complied with. Some
conditions must be complied with before a development is started,
some regulate how the work is undertaken, others require actions
before a building is occupied or a use commences whilst certain
conditions will seek to regulate how the completed development is
to be used or control possible changes in the future.
The applicant has the right to appeal against the imposition of
a condition if it is considered to be unreasonable. You can lodge
an appeal within 6 months of the date of decision. Contact Planning
Services if you want to explore this further as any commencement
during the appeal process may invalidate the consent.
Complying with conditions
All conditions attached to a planning permission or other
consent must be complied with. Where appropriate there will always
be a condition which limits the length of time that a permission or
consent is valid and work must be started within that time
otherwise the permission will lapse.
Discharging Conditions / Applications for condition
compliance
When applying for a condition to be discharged comprehensive
information directly relating the specific requirements of the
condition should be submitted to Planning Services.
To understand what is required from conditions you should read
the condition and reason carefully and in full. If you are unsure
of the requirements of the condition contact Planning Services.
Information submitted should clearly identify the condition
number and application reference number to which it relates. Allow
adequate time to submit requests to discharge conditions, as the
Council may need to seek specialist advice from other departments
such as Highways or Environmental Health.
Where details submitted are inadequate, the Council will reject
applications for condition compliance. A condition is only
discharged when written approval is given by Planning Services.
All such requests must be made in writing and must be
accompanied by the relevant fee. A standard application form is
available for your convenience and can be obtained from our
website: Application form for approval of details
reserved by condition.pdf. Please provide details
of the planning reference number, the numbers of all the
conditions that you wish to discharge and your necessary contact
details.
Fees
Where a request is made to a Local Planning Authority for
written confirmation of compliance with a condition or conditions
attached to a grant of planning permission a fee shall be paid to
that authority as follows:
(a) where the request relates to a permission
for development which falls within category 6 or 7(a) of Part 2 to
Schedule 1of The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications
and Deemed Applications) Regulations (e.g. householder
extensions and alterations), £25 for each
request;
(b) where the request relates to a permission
for development which falls within any other category of that
Schedule, £85 for each request.
All fees are paid in advance - we will NOT invoice for a request
due to the low fee.
Any fee paid under this regulation shall be refunded if the
local planning authority fails to give the written confirmation
requested within a period of twelve weeks from the date on which
the authority received the request.
Failure to comply with conditions
Failure to discharge conditions at the correct time can
invalidate a planning permission. For example, starting work on
site without complying with the conditions may render your
permission invalid and may result in enforcement
action by the Council.
Useful contacts after permission is granted
Building Control - Contact Building
Control before starting any work/development, to make sure you
get the necessary Building Regulations Approval.
Highways – Contact
Highways for queries about dropped kerbs to access your
property.
Water suppliers – Contact the local water supplier, e.g.
Bristol Water or Wessex Water, for enquiries about water
connections to new developments. It is a legal
requirement to have separate supplies to new
developments.
