Amendments to planning applications and approvals
Amendments to Planning Applications (prior to determination)
An administration fee of £90 is chargeable for any amendment to a planning application submitted after the planning application has been validated. The fee is applied to plans which seek to alter the proposed development at the request of the applicant, the plans or information being required by the Office of Planning and Building Control because the original plans or supporting information is considered to be inaccurate or misleading, or has been requested to allow the proposed development to be properly considered.
The Office of Planning and Building Control retains the right to waive the administration fee in instances where additional plans or information have been submitted at the suggestion of a planning officer as part of their consideration of an application and which seek design improvements. The right to waive the fee does not apply to plans or information which have been sought to correct inaccuracies or to make the application capable of being considered.
If amendments are submitted without the administration fee and the fee is not forthcoming on request, the application will be determined on the basis of the original plans submitted.
It is important that everyone involves in the process understands which are the current details being considered, and if planning is approved the relevant plans and supporting information will be referenced on the decision notice, therefore applicants should note the following requirements.
- All plans as originally submitted should be named and numbered in a logical manner (e.g. 'Drawing 01 - Site Plan'). In the event that amended/updated plans are submitted during the process these should be numbered accordingly (e.g. 'Drawing 01 Rev A') and the amendments/updates listed on that plan (e.g. 'Access Amended').
- Any amended/additional plans or information must be accompanied by a letter or e-mail which quoting the application reference number and clearly setting out whether the documents are additional or replacement (where the latter, which previously submitted documents are to be superseded) along with the reason for submitting the documents. An updated drawing register may also be required, particularly for larger applications.
- If the original application was made in hard copy, then any further documentation must be in hard copy (the same number of copies as per original). If the original application was made on-line then any further documentation can be submitted electronically (by e-mail).
- All amended/additional documentation should be sent to the Case Officer (if you do not know who the Case Officer is then please sent to the general office).
The cover e-mail/letter form and the submitted information will be published and the Department may undertake such publicity as it sees fit having regard to the significance of that documentation and may, if it considers it appropriate to do so, prepare and publish a new site notice.
