Cheshire County Council Logo
|
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
 
My Council | New User? Register  


Cheshire County Council
County Hall
Chester, Cheshire
CH1 1SF
Email: info@cheshire.gov.uk
www.cheshire.gov.uk
24 Hour Tel: 0845 11 333 11



Your 4 star Council
Your 4 star Council



Planning Applications - Design and Access Statements

Main heading

Sub-heading

Planning & Development Home | View Planning Applications | Enforcement | Planning Application Process | Retrieve Application Form | Application Appeals | Local Development Plans | Development Regulatory Committee | Design and Access Statements | Contact Us


Design and Access Statements

With effect from 10 August 2006, a Design and Access Statement must accompany all planning applications and applications for Listed Building Consent, except for:

  • Applications for a material change of use to land or buildings (unless it also involves operational development)
  • Engineering or mining operations
  • Most householder development

For further information relating to householder applications and requirements, please contact your relevant district council’s planning department.

Generally it is considered that a formal Design and Access Statement will be required for the following types of minerals or waste planning applications:

  • Ancillary development at a quarry e.g. a bagging plant
  • A waste transfer station – where the development includes the erection of buildings
  • A materials recycling facility - where the development includes the erection of buildings
  • A green waste windrow composting facility
  • An in-vessel composting facility 
  • Development at a waste water treatment works requiring planning permission e.g. a kiosk

Also, generally, it is considered that a formal Design and Access Statement will not be required for the following types of minerals or waste planning applications:

  • Mineral extraction as this is a mining operation - however it would be required for any ancillary development
  • Landfill as this is a material change of use of land - however it would be required for any ancillary development

If you have any queries whether your proposed development requires a design and access statement that are not covered by the above, then please contact the Planning Control team for specific advice.

The Design & Access Statement should be one statement containing a design element and an access element.

The design element should describe the design principles and concepts relating to the following specific aspects of the development:-

  • Amount
  • Layout
  • Scale
  • Landscaping
  • Appearance

Further explanation of the above can be found in the Circular 01/2006, see the link below.

The access element should describe the means of access to the development (not internal aspects of buildings).  The statement should demonstrate:

  • How all users will have equal and convenient access to buildings spaces and the public transport network
  • What policy has been adopted in relation to access
  • Access for emergency services

Please note that if your planning application requires a Design and Access Statement, it cannot be registered as valid unless it is accompanied by one. Details of the statutory requirements and more detailed advice about preparing a Design and Access Statement are available in the following documents:

 
Small text size
|
Standard text size
|
Large text size
|
X-Large text size
Change Text Size

Listen to
this site
Listen to this site using ReadSpeaker

Translate this page

Printer friendly page Printer friendly


Related Items:


Contact: info@cheshire.gov.uk | Disclaimer | Copyright | Legal | Access Guide | Last Edited: 12-May-2008