Validation requirements

Considerations Class N:

1. Transport and highways impacts of the development
2. Contamination risks in relation to the building
3. Flooding risks in relation to the building
4. Where the authority considers the building to which the development relates is within an area that is important for providing industrial services or storage or distribution services or a mix of those services (which includes, where the development relates to part of a building, services provided from any other part of the building), whether the introduction of, or an increase in, a residential use of premises in the area would have an adverse impact on the sustainability of the provision
5. Provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwelling houses

Refer to Part 3, Class PA and Paragraph W of the GPDO 2015 

Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended) (opens new window)

Document requirements:

• Plan indicating the site and showing the proposed development.
• A statement specifying the net increase in dwelling houses proposed by the development ("net increase in dwelling houses" is the number of dwelling houses proposed by the development that is additional to the number dwelling houses on site immediately prior to the development).
• A floor plan indicating the total floor space in square metres of each dwelling house, the dimensions and proposed use of each room, the position and dimensions of windows, doors and walls, and the elevations of the dwelling houses.
• Flood Risk Assessment where in Flood Zone 2 or 3 and Flood Zone 1 (in critical drainage area)