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Proposed development: Application for a Lawful Development Certificate
To find out whether or not proposed development, including new
works or changes of use of land, would be lawful if carried out,
apply to the council for a Lawful Development Certificate (LDC) by
completing the appropriate form and returning it
with the necessary supporting documentation and prescribed fee.
The application should include a precise description of the
proposal and provide plans, drawings or written documentation in
support of it. If there is insufficient information, a certificate
will not be issued.
For more information about LDC applications there is a
user guide provided by the Department of Communities and Local
Government. Uncertain about legality?
If in doubt as to whether or not existing buildings, operations,
activities or uses of land are lawful, apply to the council for a
LDC by completing the appropriate form.
Notes to assist with completing the forms
- You will need to submit a validation checklist and the
information required by the checklist with your application form.
- Describe precisely the location of the land to which the
application relates and attach two copies of an Ordnance
Survey-based plan showing the boundary of the land in red.
- Does the proposal consist of, or include, carrying out building
or other operations? Attach such plans and drawings as are
necessary to show their precise nature.
- In the case of a proposed building, the plans should indicate
its precise siting and exact dimensions. This also applies to
proposals to alter or create new access; layout any new street;
construct any associated hard standings; means of enclosure or
draining of the land or buildings.
- Is the proposal for the change of use of land or buildings?
Fully describe the scale and nature of the proposed use, including
the processes to be carried on; any machinery to be installed and
the hours the proposed use will be carried out.
Use Classes are defined in the Town
and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 .
Warning
The amended Section 194 of the Town
and Country Planning Act 1990 made it an offence to
provide false or misleading information or to withhold material
information with intent to deceive. Section 193(7) enables the
council to revoke, at any time, a certificate it may have issued as
a result of false or misleading information.
Important
Any proposed development should not be started until an
application has been determined. If work is started the developer
could face enforcement action.
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