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Minor Amendment Advice

There are instances where unexpected changes to an approved scheme are required whether this be prior to/during/after construction. Although it is not obligatory for the Council to provide such a service, we are often asked to determine whether the changes would constitute as a minor amendment to the approved plans.

The Council provide informal opinions as to whether the proposed change would constitute as "minor amendment". A charging scheme of £100 (inclusive of VAT) applies to this service because of the significant resource implications for Planning Design and Control Services.

A request for a minor amendment must be in writing and your are advised to use the form provided "Minor Amendment Advice Form ". This should be accompanied by two sets of drawings and plans which clearly identifies the proposed amendment(s) together with the payment of £100.

Once an enquiry has been received (with sufficient information and the correct fee) it becomes a valid enquiry and will be acknowledged with a letter indicating the officer dealing with it. If the details are inadequate to determine the enquiry, further details will be requested and the enquiry held for 1 Month. After such time, if the additional details have not been received, the enquiry will be disregarded.

We endeavour to assess requests as soon as possible and a decision is usually made within 10 working days of a valid request being received.

If the amendment is not considered to be "minor", a further formal planning application will be required which may involve an application fee and the usual 8 or 13 week targets deadlines will apply.