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Stage 1 > Preparation and Brief: Supplementary Material: 1/SM3
1/SM3: Inspections, planning permission, other consents and approvals
Consents may have to be obtained at any time during Stages 1 to 6 from
authorities, organisations or persons having jurisdiction over, or rights affecting,
the project, or who are affected by the project. Consents that could affect
feasibility should be applied for during Stage 1.
Depending on the nature of the project, the procurement method, the site and
the amount of information available, each application for consent should be
made at the earliest possible time in order to avoid abortive work, although it is
usual for planning applications to be made at the end of Stage 3.
Before initiating applications for consents:
• Explain fully to the client what consents are necessary and what is likely to
be involved.
• Discover whether the client has contacts or lines of communication with
authorities or individuals concerned.
• Inform the client about fees payable directly by them.
• Inform the client about the likely timescale for processing applications and
the degree of consultation.
• Make it clear to the client that architects do not obtain consents, this being
beyond their power, but that they prepare submissions or make applications
on behalf of their clients in accordance with the agreement for professional
services.
• Discover or confirm:
–– the existing allocated or established use of the site
–– whether the proposal is deemed to be ‘development’ under the Town and
Country Planning Acts and so requiring planning permission
–– the planning history of the site, noting important issues such as the dates
and decisions of any earlier planning permissions for the site
–– the effect on the site and the proposals of any policy statements or guidelines
contained within the local development plan for the area
–– whether the local authority has identified the site as containing contaminated
land
–– any likely limitations to the proposals or impositions on the developer
through the use of Section 106 agreements or other planning conditions,
such as Community Infrastructure Levy, etc.
Check which of the following applications are relevant to determine whether a
planning application is necessary:
• for certificate of lawful development
• for mining or working of minerals
