Pre-application planning advice: Broadland

Residential development of one or two dwellings or a site of less than 0.2 hectare. Non-residential development of less than 250sqm floor space or a site of less than 0.5 hectare

This sets out the details that you need to submit for us to be able to answer your enquiry and identifies the information which is essential together with any additional information which will help us to give you a fuller response.

Enquiries should be emailed to planning@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk together with the information set out below. 

Costs and time taken for reply

Item

Cost

Initial contact

Meeting

Final response

Written reply

£145

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Within 20 working days or an agreed extension of time

Meeting in office and written reply

    £215     

Within five working days

Within 15 working days

Within 10 working days of meeting or an agreed extension of time

If you require a more formal determination as to whether planning permission is required then you can submit an application for a Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed development.

The fee for a Certificate of Lawfulness will depend on the size and nature of what is being proposed. 

Forms are available and an application can be made by going to the Planning Portal Apply for Certificate of Lawfulness.

Small scale minor development: 

Information we need from you

Essential:

  • location plan showing where the site is
  • plan showing the position of the proposal in the site
  • sketch drawings showing what the proposal looks like from each side, ideally including the dimensions
  • photographs of the site and its surroundings
  • project brief/Design and Access Statement

What we’ll provide

We will provide:

  • an informal officer’s opinion on the need for planning permission and / or the likely outcome of such a planning application 
  • any relevant previous planning decisions
  • summary of the main planning considerations and objectives of relevant policies
  • transport and highway issues 
  • comments on the design and relationship to neighbouring uses
  • any restrictions which should be considered, for example a Tree Preservation Order (TPO)
  • need for any financial contributions, for example a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
  • additional bodies you may wish to consult before submitting an application

Time taken for reply

We aim to provide a written reply to these types of requests within 20 working days or an agreed extension of time.

Where it is not possible to secure a comment from external consultees within the above timescale, the council will respond and forward the consultee comments separately.