Local Planning Application Requirements

If your application raises complex planning issues, additional submissions may be required.  

 

A list of the national and possible local requirements can be found with each Planning Application form.

 

In most cases, the need for supporting submissions can be identified by working through the guidance available on these pages. This can be followed up by a pre-application meeting with a case officer where necessary.

 

Applicants should explain how issues have been addressed and why the proposals should be approved.  This will help to resolve issues earlier in the planning application process and lead to speedier decisions. The absence of a required supporting submission will lead to an application being declared invalid.

 

Complexity does not only relate to the size of the development proposal.  For example, a proposal to convert a barn to a house might require a bat survey, to establish whether or not the habitat of a protected species could be adversely affected or not, and whether mitigation measures are required. 

 

You may need to consult an independent specialist to prepare certain technical reports.  

 

Please keep the content of supporting submissions directly relevant to the issues of planning concern.  Clear and easy to follow presentation of evidence (or a non technical summary) can also help members of the public understand the case being put forward.  There is no merit in long or over elaborate reports.

 

If you are submitting a paper rather than an online planning application, please submit an electronic copy of the drawings and supporting submissions on a CD as well.  This will speed up the processing of your application and cut back on the amount of extra copies we have to ask you for, for consultation purposes.  We will publish this material on our website and consult by email where appropriate.

 

If you have any comment about the local planning application requirements checklist or require further information, please contact planningdc@sheffield.gov.uk or telephone (0114) 273 4215