Pre-application Advice and Charges
Please be aware that the Council is currently reviewing
its pre-application advice
charges. The revised pricing schedule will be
implemented on or before 1 April 2012.
The Council has a chargeable Pre-application Advice Service
which is designed to provide consistent, quality advice on proposed
developments.
Pre-application advice on the following
proposals will currently be free of charge:
- proposals involving householder extensions
and alterations. For the avoidance of doubt this includes all
outbuildings, granny annexes, extensions, roof extensions and
alterations, hardstandings, satellite dishes, flues, balconies,
fences/walls, solar panels and similar energy efficiency proposals
provided at a residential property in connection with the enjoyment
of the property;
- proposals on behalf of community uses which
are non-profiting making and minor housing schemes that involve
100% affordable housing;
- works relating solely to trees;
- works relating solely to Listed Buildings;
and
- lawful Use Certificates.
For all other development types, a fee is required as detailed
in the Pre-application Advice Customer
Charter.
Payment must be made before any meeting or discussion takes
place and no meeting will be arranged without payment having first
been agreed. The cheque is payable to Havant Borough Council. In
order to ensure that the pre-application advice request is 'valid'
with sufficient information, a completed Pre-application Advice Request
Form must be submitted together with the relevant
fee.
The Council are committed to providing a high
quality pre-application service. In order to achieve the
maximum benefits from pre-application discussions the Applicant and
the Council need to ensure that they are fully prepared for the
discussions. The Customer Charter set
outs how pre-application advice will be provided, information
required by the Council, and the timescales in which the Council
aim to respond.
The advice will be given in good faith on a
‘without prejudice’ basis. It cannot bind or oblige the Council to
make any particular decision. The advice is no substitute for
applicants undertaking their own investigative or surveying work.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that any subsequent
planning application is properly detailed and explained and that it
complies with all our adopted guidelines and policies.
If you have any questions on the fee then
please contact the Customer Services Team by phone on
023 9244 6015 or by email at planning.development@havant.gov.uk.
The Environment Agency have released a
Pre-Application Planning Enquiry Form, which is designed to be used
by members of the public, developers, and Local Planning
Authorities when consulting the Environment Agency on a development
proposal prior to submitting a planning application. The
Environment Agency website has copies of this
Pre-Application Enquiry Form (External Website).
More detailed planning information and advice can be found in
the Planning
Advice and Planning Permission for Householders
pages.
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