Residential Scale Thresholds – Page 2
What changes for a scheme at 1, 5, 10, 50 and 150 homes and at 0.5 and 1 hectare.
Residential Scale Thresholds articles – page 2
167 articlesElectric vehicle charging provision by dwelling count
Approved Document S ties charge point provision to parking spaces associated with dwellings, not to the number of homes. Cable routes cover the rest, and electrical capacity is the real constraint.
Accessible and adaptable dwellings: the required proportions
No national proportion of accessible homes exists. The optional Building Regulations standards apply only where a local plan policy and a condition impose them, and the figure varies sharply.
Construction management plan triggers by scheme scale
A construction management plan is secured by condition, not by statute. Here is the pattern of what authorities ask for at each scheme scale, and how to word the pre-commencement condition.
Refuse and recycling storage requirements by scheme size
Bin stores are set by the waste team, not the local plan. Here is the capacity calculation, the two carry distances that matter, and how to get a layout agreed before submission.
Cycle parking standards by dwelling count
There is no national cycle parking standard for homes. Here is how the per-dwelling figures are set, what a store drawing has to show, and where two-tier racks fail.
Private amenity space standards per dwelling
Amenity space standards come from the local plan, a design guide or the London Plan rather than national policy. What counts, what is excluded, and why the dimension test catches more schemes than the area.
Units per hectare: how density is measured and used
Density is an output of the design, not an input. What counts in net developable area, how plans use dwellings per hectare, and how to present a capacity calculation an officer can check.
Garden land and windfall sites at infill scale
A garden plot gets no help from brownfield policy and cannot be counted in a windfall allowance. Character, amenity, access and trees decide the application.
Section 106 or CIL: which dominates at each scale
Below the major threshold the Community Infrastructure Levy is usually the larger and less negotiable cost. Above it, affordable housing makes section 106 dominant. How to model both.
Sprinklers, stairs and the residential height thresholds
Suppression is expected in flats above 11 m to the top floor surface and a second staircase above 18 m. Both thresholds are measured from ground level on the lowest side.
Outline or full permission: deciding by scheme scale
Outline permission establishes the principle and leaves the detail. The saving is smaller than it looks, because the technical evidence base follows the site rather than the application type.
Open space contributions by dwelling count
Open space requirements run from bedroom count to projected population to a hectare standard. The threshold that matters is the point at which the calculated area becomes a usable space.
Committee or delegated: the scale that triggers referral
Committee referral is set by each council's scheme of delegation, not by national rules. Here are the usual triggers and what a committee date does to your programme.
Planning publicity requirements by scheme scale
Whether a council must display a site notice, write to neighbours or advertise in a newspaper depends on the scale and type of development. Here is the rule, and how to check it.
Affordable Housing Statement content at ten units
At ten dwellings an Affordable Housing Statement becomes a validation item. Here is the content councils expect, table by table, and the omissions that stall validation.
Self-build plot provision on larger residential sites
Serviced plot has a statutory meaning, and plots that miss it do not count. Here is the specification, the marketing period, the reversion mechanism and the section 106 drafting.
Transport Assessment or Statement: where the line falls
The 50 dwelling and 2,500 square metre figures are conventions, not law. Trip generation, the network and the authority's local list decide whether you need a statement or a full assessment.
Refuse, recycling and servicing as unit numbers rise
Refuse provision is set by the collection authority, not national policy. Here is how the container calculation, carry distances and vehicle tracking evidence change as unit numbers climb.
Phasing a larger permission: conditions and obligations
Phasing changes almost every condition on the notice. Negotiate the phasing condition first, then work through the schedule against it.
Design codes and the scale at which one applies
Codes do not scale down gracefully. The test is delivery pattern, not unit count: more than one designer, builder or phase is what makes a code worth preparing.
Play space and child yield by scheme size
Play space requirements follow the child population a scheme generates, not the unit count. Two 60-unit schemes can face requirements differing threefold.
First Homes: the proportion required and the discount
First Homes take at least a quarter of the affordable housing, at a discount of 30 per cent or more held in perpetuity. The price cap, not policy, decides which plots can deliver it.
Determination periods at minor, major and EIA scale
Eight weeks, 13 weeks and 16 weeks are the three statutory periods. Here is what triggers each, what the valid date does to them, and why the committee calendar sets the real date.
The 0.5 hectare rule for major residential development
The site area limb of the major development definition catches schemes the unit count misses. Here is how to measure the application site, what belongs inside the red line, and what crossing 0.5 hectares changes.
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