Application process
Application forms, notices and certificates that must be completed.
Application forms
There are 3 types of consent application form:
Other required information
Your application should also include:
- a completed planning application form (3 copies)
- a site location plan
- a substance location plan (to a scale of not less than 1:2500) showing any area of the site where the substance is to be stored and showing access points (or where the substance is to be used in a manufacturing, treatment or other industrial process)
- topographic features of the site could be indicated (on the same drawing as above)
- if the application is made because of the 500 metres rule (there is a substance within 500 metres of the site), the application must relate to all the land concerned
- the appropriate fee
Notices and certificates
- notice for publication – in a local newspaper 21 days before making the application
- notice for posting – on-site for not less than 7 days in the 21-day period immediately before making the application
- ownership certificates
Site location plans
A site location plan which identifies the land to which the application relates drawn to a scale of 1:1250 or 1:500 and showing the direction of north. Three copies to be supplied unless the application is submitted electronically.
Your location plan should show:
- at least 2 named roads and surrounding buildings. The properties shown should be numbered or named to ensure that the exact location of the application site is clear
- the application site is edged clearly with a red line. It should include all land necessary to carry out the proposed development, for example:
- land required for access to the site from a public highway
- visibility splays (access around a road junction or access, which should be free from obstruction
- landscaping, car parking and open areas around buildings
- a blue line drawn on the plan around any other land owned by the applicant, close to or adjoining the application site
- a metric scale and any figured dimensions given in metres. A scale bar should be included
Guidance on naming your drawings
Please make sure that the drawings you provide as part of your application are separate, clearly named files.