Application Guidance Notes
Please ensure that your application is accompanied by the appropriate fee and that you have checked the corresponding |Validation Checklist before submitting your application. If you do not send all the required information we need, your application will be deemed invalid. Application fees increased on the 6 April 2008, the |scale of fees can be viewed here.
Please note the application form, plans and details will be displayed on the Council's website.
Guidance Notes
- Guidance Notes: |Validation Checklist
- |Infrastructure Contributions: From 1 July 2007 Elmbridge Borough Council will expect infrastructure contributions for additional housing and/or commercial floor space.
- |Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA): New housing within 5km of the SPA will be required to make contributions to mitigate its adverse effects
- |Guidance on the Planning Implications for Smoking Shelters: The Council has provided advice on proposed shelters in connection with the new smoke free legislation in the Health Act 2006 which comes into force in England at 6am on Sunday 1 July 2007.
- |New Climate Neutral Checklist: The Council has introduced a checklist of climate neutral measures that should now be incorporated into all planning applications for new development.
- View our procedural guidance for Core Strategy |CS21: Affordable Housing
Planning Contributions Charge Sheet and Unilateral Undertaking templates
To assist applicants in meeting planning requirements relating to affordable housing, infrastructure and Thames Basin Heaths, we have produced a draft template of a Unilateral Undertaking, as well as further guidance notes on the completion of such Undertakings. However, it is an applicants responsibility to produce an appropriate document and they should always seek independent legal advice. Three templates are available depending on the contributions applicable to the scheme i.e. on-site affordable housing provision, financial contributions towards affordable housing, Thames Basin Heaths mitigation etc. We have also produced a Planning Contributions Charge Sheet which allows applicants to calculate the contributions required to meet planning policy requirements including for affordable housing, Thames Basin Heaths and infrastructure. These documents are a local validation requirement and should be submitted with a planning application as confirmation of the applicants willingness to enter into an Obligation.
A copy of the draft Unilateral Undertaking templates and Charge Sheet including associated guidance notes can be requested below. By clicking on the link below you will be directed to a short online form. On submission of the form you will receive an email with links to the relevant documents. Please note you will need to open the Charge Sheet as read only and save a copy.
Town and Country (General Development Procedure) Order 1995
If you are not the owner of the land you will need to notify that owner by serving the following notice:
Links to additional information required from the 10 August 2006, to accompany Planning Applications other than householder applications outside of conservation areas:
