Gilbert Scott House, Flax Bourton PROFESSIONAL PLANNING APPRAISAL
building is not ‘in use’ . An ‘in use’ bui lding is defined 11 as a building which “contains
a part that has been in lawful use for a continuous period of at least six months within
the period of three years ending on the day planning permission first permits the
chargeable development.” CIL is charged based on the amount of floorspace
within the building and is payable upon the commencement of development (see
CIL information pages on the Council’s website 12 ).
Application Report/Survey Requirements
5.17 Any formal application will require the standard plans/drawings, application and
CIL Question forms, and ownership certificates. Depending on the level of
development proposed, additional items are likely to include: -
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Design and Access Statement;
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Heritage Statement;
▪ Sustainability Statement and Energy Strategy;
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Noise Assessment;
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Arboricultural Assessment; and
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Hard and Soft Landscape Plan.
6. POTENTIAL LAYOUTS
6.1 The following indicative sketch layout, which is overlaid atop the local authority
constraints plan, shows a potential block plan for a redevelopment proposal for two
houses (one two-storey and one single-storey). It is not informed by detailed surveys
but makes some assumptions about trees and largely follows the extent of the
existing building on the site.
11 Regulation 40(11) of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended). 12 https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/planning-building- control/planningpolicy/cil/community-infrastructure-levy/
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