Validation checklist for Planning Applications

List I - Listed Building Applications

For alterations and extensions to a listed building, six copies of all forms and accompanying plans must be submitted. Ten copies are required where the proposed works comprise of include demolition of any part of the listed building.

In addition to the requirements of List A your application MUST include the following:

6/10 copies of the completed listed building application forms, signed and dated      
6/10 copies of a site plan to a scale not less than 1:500 showing the boundaries of the site, the position of all existing buildings, the position of all existing buildings and the position of adjoining properties and the position of new extensions and buildings      
6/10 copies of separate existing and proposed elevation drawings, to a scale of not less than 1:100, are required for all applications for extensions, alterations and demolitions. New work should be distinctly coloured, hatched or shaded on the proposed drawings, and any demolition likewise indicated on the existing drawings. These elevation plans must be drawn in full, including adjacent properties when applicable (part elevations of the existing building are not acceptable). The materials to be used and their colour should be indicated – it is not acceptable to state ‘to match existing’.  
6/10 copies of floor plans, to a scale of not less than 1:100, must be drawn in full and show the existing and proposed layout.  
6/10 copies of roof plans of the proposal, to a scale of not less than 1:100, should be submitted, in addition to that of the existing building, where any alterations or extensions affect or link into the existing roof.  
6/10 copies of larger scale elevation and section plans, to a scale of not less than 1:20, must be submitted to clarify internal and external details such as doorways, windows, dormers, staircases, mouldings, fireplaces, decorative work etc. The location of all detail and section plans must be clearly identified on the elevation plans. Where drawings and application forms do not agree, the drawings shall prevail. If drawings do not agree, the larger scale drawing shall prevail.  
6/10 copies of a Justification Statement stating why the proposed works are desirable or necessary, in relation to their effect on the architectural or historic interest of the listed building  

In addition to the information that MUST be submitted with your application, the following information may also be required:

Structural survey of the building      
Heritage Statement which analyses the significance of archaeology, history and character of the building/ structure.      
Design Statement including the type and colour, make and name of all materials to be used both internally and externally, including roof coverings, brickwork, rainwater goods, plasterwork and the surfacing of car parking etc.  
6/10 sets of up to date photographs showing the whole building and its setting and/or the particular section of the building affected by the proposals