Templates, Checklists and Examples – Page 4

Worked levy calculation for an extension with a garage

Most householder extensions fall outside the levy because of the 100 square metre minor development rule. An attached garage is exactly what pushes a scheme over it.

Heads of terms template for a twelve unit scheme

On a small major scheme the money is rarely the argument. The triggers, the index and the repayment mechanics are what take six weeks to settle.

Ventilation statement outline for a coffee roastery

Roasting is a process emission rather than kitchen odour, and the abatement, the flue and the use class all follow from that. Here is the order to write it in.

Odour risk assessment for a flat above a takeaway

Where a flat sits directly over a hot food unit, the duct route decides the application. This outline follows the order an environmental health officer reads it in.

Noise report outline for restaurant plant in a courtyard

An enclosed courtyard is the worst place to put restaurant plant and the most common. A free field calculation will understate it, and the council will find that out at the validation test.

Overheating reporting for a single aspect south facing flat

A single aspect south facing flat is the hardest overheating case in the book. The route you choose and the honesty of your ventilation assumptions decide whether it passes.

Energy statement outline following the four step hierarchy

An energy statement that follows the hierarchy step by step, reporting regulated emissions at each stage, is far harder to argue with than one that leads with the solar array.

Arboricultural method statement for a no dig driveway

A no dig driveway inside a root protection area lives or dies on the method statement. Here is what each section has to say, and where councils reject the wording.

Evidence pack checklist for a Class Q barn conversion

Most Class Q refusals come down to agricultural use evidence or a structural report that does not answer the right question. Here is the pack that does.

Evidence pack checklist for a Class MA prior approval

Class MA fails on facts, not argument. Here is the use history evidence, the measurement work and the technical reports to assemble before you apply.

Document checklist for replacing windows in a listed house

Listed building consent for windows turns on why repair is not viable. Here is the schedule, the drawings, the photographic coverage and the heritage material that answer that question.

Worked biodiversity baseline for a grazed paddock

Modified grassland in poor condition is the usual starting point on a small site. This illustrative walk-through covers parcel mapping, condition scoring and how the baseline units are calculated.

A worked attenuation volume for a half hectare site

Attenuation storage is the gap between what arrives and what leaves. This illustrative calculation sizes storage for a half hectare residential plot and checks the half drain down time.

A worked 45 degree test for a rear extension

The 45 degree line is the first test a case officer applies to a rear extension. Here is how to measure it in plan and section, with illustrative figures for a 1930s semi and the design fixes that pass it.

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A worked travel plan target and monitoring framework

Most travel plan targets cannot be measured. Here is an illustrative worked framework with baseline timing, survey method, tolerances and a capped remedy menu.

Neighbour engagement before you apply: a short template

Talking to neighbours before you apply removes the objections that come from misunderstanding. Here is the order to do it in, and a letter structure that works.

A worked non-material amendment request

Section 96A amendments are decided in 28 days with no appeal if refused. Here is the test officers apply and a worked request for a window alteration.

A worked planning fee calculation for a mixed submission

Mixed submissions are priced element by element. Here is the build-up method, the unit each fee category uses, and the reductions worth checking before you pay.

Tree protection plan and method statement: what each contains

One is a drawing, the other is a method. Councils reject submissions that mix them up, and the fencing has to be up before the first machine arrives.

Written scheme of investigation: what the archaeologist needs

The written scheme is the document that turns an archaeology condition into a programme. Post-excavation and archive deposition are where the cost lands.

A validation self-check before you press submit

Most invalid applications fail on four things: the fee, the certificate, a missing drawing and a description that does not match the plans. Check them in this order.

Ownership certificates A to D: a decision checklist

Signing Certificate A when someone else owns part of the site is the quiet mistake that undoes a permission. Work through the checks before you tick the box.

A site photograph schedule for a planning appraisal

A numbered photograph schedule with a key plan turns forty phone images into evidence a case officer can use. Here is what to shoot and how to present it.

A worked parking stress calculation for a conversion

Parking stress is occupancy over capacity. This works through the survey area, how capacity and occupancy are counted differently, the nights that count, and an illustrative calculation for a three-flat conversion.