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Changes to Planning Rules. 30 th July 2013 Benenden Parish Council. Benenden Parish Council. Householder Extensions Involvement of Parishes Changes of Use Agricultural Offices Schools Prior Notification system Temporary Uses Design and Access Statements. Householder Extensions.
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Changes to Planning Rules 30th July 2013 Benenden Parish Council
Benenden Parish Council • Householder Extensions • Involvement of Parishes • Changes of Use • Agricultural • Offices • Schools • Prior Notification system • Temporary Uses • Design and Access Statements
Householder Extensions • Single storey side and rear extensions only • Limits increased from • 4m to 8m for detached houses • 3m to 6m for other dwellings (not flats) • Not in Conservation Areas or AONB • Other existing limitations of GPDO apply
Householder Extensions • Prior Notification Procedure • Consultation • Neighbours only • Not parishes • Decision • Approve if no neighbour objections • consider the impacts on amenity if neighbour objects • Cannot take parish views into account • Listed Building Consent still required
Changes of Use - Agriculture • Redundant and 500 sq. m. or less • Not listed buildings • Change to • Retail shop (A1) • Financial and professional services (A2) • Restaurants and Cafes (A3) • Light industrial and office (B1) • Storage and Warehousing (B8) • Hotels (C1) • Assembly and Leisure (D2)
Change of Use - offices • Change from vacant office to dwelling • 3 years until 30 May 2016 • Not listed buildings • Prior Notification • Transport & highway impacts • Flooding Risks • Contamination risks
Change of Use – state funded schools • Change to state funded school from • Business (B1) • Hotels • Residential institutions (incl. secure) • Assembly and Leisure • Not listed buildings • Prior Notification • Transport & highway impacts • Noise impacts • Contamination risks
Prior Notification – not GPDE • Change to state funded school from • Business (B1) • Hotels • Residential institutions (incl. secure) • Assembly and Leisure • Not listed buildings • Prior Notification • Transport & highway impacts • Noise impacts • Contamination risks
Temporary Uses • Use of any building as a state funded school for 1 year • Not listed building • Flexible uses in the high street for up to 2 years • From • shops, financial & professional, restaurants & cafes, drinking establishment, hot food takeaways, business, institutions and assembly and leisure • To • shops, financial & professional, restaurants & cafes and business
Design and Access Statements • Only required for • Major developments • 1 or more dwellings in CA • new buildings with 100 sq m or more in CA • Heritage Statements for Listed building work still required