Local and national requirements
Planning application requirements are specific requirements attached to certain types of planning applications. There are requirements at both a national and a local level.
The requirements you need to follow depend on the type of application being made.
National requirements
Full national requirements are set out in the Town and Country Planning Act (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (DMPO) and the National Planning Policy Framework.
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (DMPO) requires, as a minimum, the following information for a valid planning application:
- A completed application form submitted either electronically or in writing on the correct national standard application form
- The correct fee
- A location and site plan drawn at a metric scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500 with the site area outlined in red, including all land necessary to carry out the development.
- The ownership certificate
- Notices of all owners of the application site
- Elevation plans, floor plans and section plans if the proposal involved building operations
- Roof plans are required for loft conversions or dormer windows
- An agricultural land declaration (where necessary)
- A design and access statement (where necessary)
- An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) will be required but this usually relates to large scale development likely to have significant effects on the environment. Please check with us if you are unsure
- Advert details plan, required for all advertisement consent applications
Local requirements
Local requirements for planning applications in Horsham District are set out in our Local Validation List document, which you can view and download as a PDF below.
The Local Validation List provides guidance about the level and type of information required to be submitted with a planning application which will are required alongside the national requirements list above. The requirements are proportionate to the nature and scale of your proposal.
Please read this document carefully before submitting your application. Indicative thresholds and criteria are given to help, but please note that not all the information itemised in the local list will be required for every application.
What requirements does my application have?
The requirements your application has will depend on the type of application.
Use our Types of planning application section to view requirements by application type.
If in any doubt about what information needs to be submitted then please contact the Council for advice. Advice on precise requirements for a specific proposal can also be obtained as part of the Council’s pre-application advice service.