Pre-application Discussions
Before you prepare an application
for assessment, you need to talk to us, particularly if your
proposal is large or complex. A pre-application discussion
will help identify the planning issues and requirements that you
need to take into account when preparing your proposal as well as
resolve the likelihood of difficulties at the assessment
stage.
The nature and extent of pre-application discussions will
depend on the potential impact of the scheme you are
proposing. In the case of smaller developments, such as
alterations to a shop front or small changes of use, one meeting
may be sufficient. Alternatively, we may ask you to attend a
meeting with specific specialist members of the team, such as an
urban designer.
If your scheme is likely to raise a variety of issues then we will
need a more formal programme involving specialist
officers. If this is the case, we will confirm with you who
the team members will be and we will assemble them as quickly as
possible, normally before the second meeting takes place.