Applying for Planning Permission

[StevenG]

Hi All,

You may have seen the thread i have on with my house renovation but ive hit a hurdle.

i want to have a dropped kerb and drive installed but they council are asking for planning permission to be submitted as it faces onto a categorised road.

They are asking for a 1:100'th scale drawing of the current state and the proposed state of the building. i have no idea how to go about this as esentially all that is going to change is that i'll have a dropped kerb installed and half of my exterior wall removed.

Do these drawings have to be CAD drawings and if so what can i use to do them or is hand drawn okay as long as its to scale?

Any help would be appreciated as i havent a clue how to proceed.

Thanks
StevenG

 

[tom_e]

I'd get someone who knows what they're doing to do it personally, planning permission is one of those things where they'll pick up on little things.

 

[Nightglow]

Most councils want you to use a approved licensed contractor to do the work, & they must hold Public Liability Insurance for a minimum of £5 million and Street Works Accreditation.

Some councils prefer to use their own contractors to do the work & charge you.

When I had one done, it took eight weeks to get planning permission.

I got copies of the local maps from my local planning office & local Record office for the OS maps at 1:100'th scale of my house.

 

[James]

Dear Fellow House Destroyer/Rebuilder

In my experience I would seek the advice of a proper architectural firm, they will be able to draw up the correct plans and advise you on do's and don'ts.
Quite often they will have a contact at the council seen as they have to speak to each other often.
I wouldn't of thought it would cost an awful lot I would say under a grand all in including the actual kerb drop etc.

 

[Nightglow]

Dear Fellow House Destroyer/Rebuilder

I wouldn't of thought it would cost an awful lot I would say under a grand all in including the actual kerb drop etc.

Under a grand.

It cost me just short of £1500 to have a dropped kerb (7 kerbs).

Could have done it myself for around £350, BUT I needed NRSWA accreditation & Public Liability Insurance: minimum of £ 5,000,000 (million pounds), plus meet several other requirements.

 

[Derek W]

Anytime we've done drawings for forming a new driveway we've referred to the planning guidelines leaflet of our council. They usually refer to the type of drop kerb and the build up of the pavement where you're making the crossing. Check your council's website to see if there is something similar.

Drawings can be hand drawn or cad. Although its a fairly simple application it may be best to employ an architectural firm as you've said yourself you don't have a clue about this sort of thing.

 

[StevenG]

Ive had a quote for the work to be done, it has to be carried out by the council, and single width dropped kerb is £650 to be done by the council in my borough, the planning costs are £170. i have done CAD previously but not drawing plans for this sort of thing.

The only thing really that i need to detail is where exactly in relation to my property the kerb would be dropped and where the trees are along the footpath. the only thing they have specified is that its drawn to 1:100th scale, they haven't specified anything other.

i might give CAD drawing a go and see how things look, if i cant get it to be what it needs to be then i'll have to get someone to do it for me.

 

[Nightglow]

Better go to local planning office & getting a copy of their street map for your house,road area, you can then work with that.
Your council might be easier going than mine, I had a hard time, as they wanted to know what utilities were there & what would be affected.