Planning Applications Decisions - Other Developments, England, District by Outcome

Planning applications decided by district level planning authority and outcome

District level planning is undertaken by metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts, unitary authorities, national park authorities and urban development corporations. These authorities deal with all other planning applications that are not classified as county matters and mainly include applications for planning permissions on residential, offices, industrial, retail and householder developments.

Largescale Major Developments
For dwellings, a largescale major development is one where the number of residential units to be constructed is 200 or more. Where the number of residential units to be constructed is not given in the application a site area of 4 hectares or more should be used as the definition of a largescale major development. For all other uses a largescale major development is one where the floor space to be built is 10,000 square metres or more, or where the site area is 2 hectares or more.

Smallscale Major Developments
For dwellings, a smallscale major development is one where the number of residential units to be constructed is between 10 and 199 (inclusive). Where the number of dwellings to be constructed is not given in the application a site area of 0.5 hectare and less than 4 hectares should be used as the definition of a smallscale major development. For all other uses a smallscale major development is one where the floor space to be built is 1,000 square metres and up to 9,999 square metres or where the site area is 1 hectare and less than 2 hectares.

Minor Developments

For dwellings, minor development is one where the number of dwellings to be constructed is between 1 and 9 inclusive. Where the number of dwellings to be constructed is not given in the application, a site area of less than 0.5 hectares should be used as the definition of a minor development. For all other uses, a minor development is one where the floor space to be built is less than 1,000 square metres or where the site area is less than 1 hectare.
Decisions are classified as relating to a Major/Minor Development on the basis of the development covered by the application which was decided.

Use categories

Decisions relating to largescale major, smallscale major or minor developments are classified by reference to the principal use within the development (i.e. the use on which other uses are considered to depend). Normally this is the one which accounts for the greater proportion of the new floorspace (although in certain cases the principal use will be one that does not account for any floorspace as such).

If there is any doubt as to the principal use in a multi-storey block the ground floor use is taken as the principal one. (This rule would apply where, for example, the amounts of floorspace taken up by two different uses were approximately equal). Proposed developments are classified on the basis of the principal use and not that of the complex of which they are part. Thus a development involving the construction of offices within the curtilage of a general industrial site would be classified as ‘Offices/Research and Development/Light Industry’. Similarly, a dance-floor extension to a restaurant would be classified as ‘All other minor developments’ and not to ‘Retail, distribution and servicing’.

Change of Use

Many developments involve some change of land use but a decision is only classified as ‘Change of Use’ if:
(i) the application does not concern a major development; and
(iia) no building or engineering work is involved; or
(iib) the building or engineering work would be permitted development were it not for the fact that the development involved a change of use (such as the removal of internal dividing walls in a dwelling house to provide more spacious accommodation for office use).

Householder Developments

Householder developments are defined as those within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse which require an application for planning permission and are not a change of use. Included in householder developments are extensions, conservatories, loft conversions, dormer windows, alterations, garages, car ports or outbuildings, swimming pools, walls, fences, domestic vehicular accesses including footway crossovers, porches and satellite dishes. Excluded from householder developments are: applications relating to any work to one or more flats, applications to change the number of dwellings (flat conversions, building a separate house in the garden), changes of use to part or all of the property to non-residential (including business) uses, or anything outside the garden of the property (including stables if in a separate paddock).

Advertisements

Decisions on applications for consent to display advertisements under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992 (as amended).
Listed building consents

Decisions by the district planning authority on:
(i) applications for listed building consent to extend and/or alter under section 8 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990; and
(ii) applications for listed building consent to demolish under section 8 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
Conservation Area Consents
Decisions on applications for conservation area consent under section 74 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
Certificates of lawful development and certificates of appropriate alternative development These include all decisions relating to:
(a) applications for certificates of lawful development;
(b) applications for certificates of appropriate alternative development

Notifications
These include all decisions relating to notifications under Circular 14/90 (electricity generating stations and overhead lines), applications by the British Coal Corporation under Class A, Part 21 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) and other notifications.

Enforcement activity

Local planning authorities have discretionary powers to take formal enforcement action if, in their view, an unacceptable breach of planning control has occurred. Where it is necessary to stop a breach immediately, the authority may issue a Temporary Stop Notice. This will halt development for 28 days while the alleged breach is investigated and further enforcement action is considered, without the need for the authority to issue an associated enforcement notice.
The authority may issue an Enforcement Notice requiring the alleged breach to be remedied. If an authority considers that any activity alleged in an Enforcement Notice should cease before the end of the specified compliance period, they may serve a Stop Notice prohibiting continuation of that activity.
Where conditional planning permission has been granted for a development of land and there has been a failure to comply with one or more of the conditions, an authority may serve a Breach of Condition Notice on any person who is carrying out or has carried out development, or anyone having control of the land, requiring compliance with the conditions specified in the notice.

Regulation 3 and 4 consents

Under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, SI 1992/1492, a local planning authority makes an application to itself for permission to develop land within its area, and determines that application. Regulation 4 is concerned with planning permission for development of land in which the local planning authority has an interest but which it does not itself propose to carry out.

This data is also available in Table P132 available for download as an [Excel spreadsheet](https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/435840/TableP132.xls).

由区级规划部门裁决的规划申请及其结果

区级规划由都市及非都市区、单一管理当局、国家公园当局和城市开发公司负责执行。这些当局处理所有其他不属于县事务的规划申请，主要包括住宅、办公楼、工业、零售和住宅发展等方面的规划许可申请。

大规模重要发展

对于住宅，大规模重要发展是指计划建造的住宅单元数量达到200个或以上。如果申请中没有提供住宅单元数量，应以4公顷或以上的用地面积作为大规模重要发展的定义。对于其他用途，大规模重要发展是指建筑占地面积达到10,000平方米或以上，或者用地面积达到2公顷或以上。

小规模重要发展

对于住宅，小规模重要发展是指计划建造的住宅单元数量在10至199个（含）之间。如果申请中没有提供住宅单元数量，应以0.5公顷及以下且小于4公顷的用地面积作为小规模重要发展的定义。对于其他用途，小规模重要发展是指建筑占地面积在1,000平方米至9,999平方米之间，或者用地面积在1公顷至2公顷之间。

小型发展

对于住宅，小型发展是指计划建造的住宅单元数量在1至9个（含）之间。如果申请中没有提供住宅单元数量，应以小于0.5公顷的用地面积作为小型发展的定义。对于其他用途，小型发展是指建筑占地面积小于1,000平方米或用地面积小于1公顷。

决策分类

决策根据申请中涉及的发展类型被划分为重大/小型发展。这是基于申请决定中覆盖的发展的主要内容（即其他用途被认为依赖于其用途）。通常，这是占新楼面面积较大比例的那一个（尽管在某些情况下，主要用途可能是不占任何楼面面积的那个）。拟议的发展根据主要用途而非其所属的复杂体进行分类。因此，在一个位于一般工业场地范围内的办公楼建设开发会被归类为‘办公楼/研发/轻工业’。同样，一个餐馆的舞池扩建会被归类为‘所有其他小型发展’，而不是‘零售、分销和服务’。

用途变更

许多发展涉及一些土地利用变更，但只有当以下条件满足时，决策才被归类为‘用途变更’：(i) 申请不涉及重大发展；(iia) 没有涉及建筑或工程工作；或者(iib) 如果不是由于发展涉及用途变更（例如，在住宅房屋中拆除内部隔断墙以提供更多办公空间），建筑或工程工作将允许发展。

住宅发展

住宅发展被定义为位于住宅房屋范围内，需要申请规划许可且不属于用途变更的那些发展。住宅发展包括扩建、温室、阁楼改造、老虎窗、改造、车库、车棚或其他附属建筑、游泳池、墙壁、围栏、家庭车辆通道（包括人行横道交叉）、门廊和卫星天线。不包括在住宅发展中的有：与一个或多个公寓的任何工作相关的申请、更改住宅数量的申请（公寓转换、在花园中建造单独的房屋）、将房产的部分或全部用途从非住宅（包括商业）用途变更，或房产花园之外的一切（包括如果位于单独围场中的马厩）。

广告

根据1992年《城乡规划（广告控制）条例》（经修订）对申请展示广告许可的决策。

历史建筑许可

区级规划部门在以下方面的决策：(i) 根据1990年《规划（历史建筑和保护区）法》第8条申请扩展和/或变更历史建筑许可；(ii) 根据1990年《规划（历史建筑和保护区）法》第8条申请拆除历史建筑许可。

保护区许可

根据1990年《规划（历史建筑和保护区）法》第74条对申请保护区许可的决策。

合法发展证书和适宜替代发展证书

这些包括与以下所有决策相关：(a) 申请合法发展证书；(b) 申请适宜替代发展证书。

通知

这些包括与以下所有决策相关：(a) 根据14/90号通告（发电站和架空线路）下的通知；(b) 英国煤炭公司根据《城乡规划（一般许可发展命令）A类第21部分》的申请；(c) 其他通知。

执法活动

地方规划当局有权在认为发生了不可接受的规划控制违规行为时采取正式的执法行动。如果需要立即停止违规行为，当局可以发出临时停工通知。这将暂停发展28天，在此期间将调查所谓的违规行为，并考虑进一步的执法行动，而无需当局发出相关的执法通知。

当局可以发出执法通知，要求纠正所谓的违规行为。如果当局认为执法通知中提到的任何活动应在规定的合规期结束前停止，他们可以发出停工通知，禁止继续该活动。

如果已授予开发土地的附带规划许可，但未能遵守一个或多个条件，当局可以向任何正在执行或已执行开发的人员，或对土地拥有控制权的人员发出违反条件通知，要求遵守通知中规定的条件。

第3条和第4条许可

根据1992年《城乡规划一般条例》第3条，SI 1992/1492，地方规划当局向自己申请在其区域内开发土地的许可，并决定该申请。第4条涉及地方规划当局对具有利益但自己不打算执行的土地开发规划许可。

此数据也可在P132表中的表格中找到，可下载为[Excel电子表格](https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/435840/TableP132.xls)。