Localism Act 2011
New rights will be given to communities to bid for local assets and challenge to run council services. Changes to the planning system will increase local people’s ability to get involved in shaping their local area.
New Permitted Development rights for microgeneration effective 1st December 2011
The changes allow for the installation of certain microgeneration equipment on a dwelling house or within its curtilage subject to certain conditions. Some of these rights also apply to a block of flats. Where permitted development rights apply no specific application for planning permission is required.
The new legislation introduces three new classes of permitted development rights to install certain types of microgeration equipment. These are the installation, alteration or replacement of an air source heat pump (Class G) a wind turbine mounted on a building (Class H) and a stand alone wind turbine (Class I). The rights to fix wind turbines to buildings apply only to equipment installed on a detached dwelling house or to a detached building within the curtilage of a dwelling house or block of flats.
Building for Tomorrow Today
The Council's new supplementary planning document 'Building for Tomorrow Today' has now been published. It provides practical guidance to help developments in Leeds achieve the highest possible levels of sustainability to support the city in achieving its social, economic and environmental goals. You can download this free or buy a paper copy for £20 (plus postage). Cheques should be made payable to Leeds City Council. Contact us by email dec@leeds.gov.uk or phone 0113 2224409 or collect from the Development Enquiry Centre, The Leonardo Building, 2 Rossington Street, LS2 8HD.
Development Enquiry Centre retains Customer Service Excellence Standard April 2011
The team provide advice on development related matters to the public and undergo an external assessment each year to ensure the standard is being maintained.
Revised guidance on conversion of garages to habitable rooms
If your existing planning permission has a condition which restricts the conversion of the garage and you want to use it as a habitable room, there are 2 options which need different types of applications and forms:
1. If this is the only work you want to do - you must use a Removal or Variation of a Condition form and apply to get this condition removed. This costs £170. You cannot use a Householder form to do this.
2. If you want to do other alterations or extensions as well as convert the garage, then this can be done as part of the Householder application, using Householder form. However the cost for this is also £170, not £150, as it includes the removal of the condition.
New guidance from government on demolition of non residential buildings
From 31st March 2011 prior approval is now also required for the demolition of a listed building, a building in a conservation area, a building which is a scheduled ancient monument, or a building that is not a dwelling house or adjoining a dwelling house unless demolition covered under another application (planning, listed building consent or conservation area consent).
Revised management charges for s106 Legal Agreements from 1st April 2011
Revised management charges will come into effect for all new Section 106 Agreements submitted from 1st April 2011, download the details from the right of the screen.
Changes to planning procedures from 1 January 2011
We will be changing some of our procedures from 1 January 2011 to reduce our costs.
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We will stop sending out letters about the decision to everyone who has commented on a planning application. You can monitor progress of all applications on Public Access. You can also register and track applications that you are interested in so that you are notified by email of updates.
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We will no longer produce a list of applications advertised in the press.
New legislation
Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010 (DMPO)
New legislation came into force on 1 October 2010 which consolidates previous changes and introduces extension of time applications for outline permissions where phasing is involved. It also removes the right of appeal on none material amendment applications.
New charges from 1 May 2010
From 1 May 2010 we will be introducing a charge of £50 for permitted development enquiries for non-domestic developments. These new permitted development rights were introduced by the legislation changes on 6 April.
New legislation from 6 April 2010
From 6 April there will be changes to
There have also been changes to use classes for dwelling houses shared by three to six unrelated people. For further details please download our guidance note from the right of the screen.
Lists of decisions made
Please note from the end of June 2010 we will no longer be producing a separate list of decisions made. Instead the list will be available from Public Access together with those for the previous year.
Decision Notices and plans for planning applications
From 6 April we will no longer be sending out stamped plans with decision notices. The approved plans will be detailed in the decision notice as a condition and the plans will be available to view on Public Access. It is essential agents/applicants keep a copy of plans they submit and they put a plan number on each plan which we can include on the decision notice.
New charges from 26 January 2010
From 26 January the government have introduced new charges for non-material amendment applications ie small changes made to existing planning permissions. These are £25 for householder applications and £170 for all others. There is also a change to the fee required to extend the time limit of an application. This is reduced to £50 for a householder application, £500 for major developments and £170 for all others. A revised schedule of fees can be downloaded from the right of the screen.
Changes to procedures for commenting on planning application
From 9 February 2010 to save resources we will no longer be acknowledging receipt of comments made on planning applications. Instead they will be displayed on our Public Access system.
New charges introduced from 11 January 2010
Two new charges will be introduced for invalid applications and permitted development enquiries submitted on or after 11 January 2010.
Due to the large number of invalid application we receive, we will be introducing an administration charge to cover the costs of processing applications we return as incomplete after 21 days. The charges will be £150 for major applications, £50 for minor applications and £30 for householder and advertisement applications for applications submitted on or after the 11 January 2010. Full details can be downloaded in a customer notice from the right of the screen.
From 11 January 2010 we will be introducing a charge for all permitted development enquires we receive. This will be £30 and payable when you submit the enquiry. Cheques should be made payable to Leeds City Council or you can contact the Enquiry Centre on 0113 2224409 and pay by debit or credit card. We reply to 96 per cent of enquiries within 10 working days.