National Requirements - Application Form

All applications should be presented on a standard application form.

It is recommended that applications are submitted electronically via the Planning Portal. Applications can be submitted at make a planning application.

Ownership Certificates and Agricultural Land Declaration

Under section 65(5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, read in conjunction with Articles 13 and 14 of the Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, an ownership certificate A,B, C or D must be completed stating the current ownership of the land to which the application relates.

Certificate A should only be completed if the applicant is the sole owner* of the land to which the application relates and there are no agricultural tenants**.

If the application involves a leasehold flat, then certificate A does not apply as the applicant is not the sole owner. Similarly, Certificate A does not apply if there are agricultural tenants of the land to which the application relates. Therefore, in these circumstances, the applicant should complete certificates B, C or D.

Where a certificate B, C or D is completed, the Notice No1 (for all non householder applications) or Householder Notice to Owners must also be completed and sent to all known owners/agricultural tenants. If some or all of the owners or agricultural tenants are unknown, the Notice No1 or Householder Notice to Owners must also be published in a local newspaper.

A copy of the Notice No 1 or Householder Notice to Owners should be submitted with the application.

* For this purpose, an ‘owner’ is anyone with a freehold interest, or leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than 7 years.

** 'Agricultural tenant' means a tenant of an agricultural holding, any part of which is comprised in the land to which the application relates.

If the application involves a leasehold flat, then certificate A does not apply as the applicant is not the sole owner. Similarly, Certificate A does not apply if there are agricultural tenants of the land to which the application relates. Therefore, in these circumstances, the applicant should complete certificates B, C or D.

Where a certificate B, C or D is completed, the Notice No1 (for all non householder applications) must also be completed and sent to all known owners/agricultural tenants. If some or all of the owners or agricultural tenants are unknown, the Notice No1 must also be published in a local newspaper.

For this purpose, an ‘owner’ is anyone with a freehold interest, or leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than 7 years.

'Agricultural tenant' means a tenant of an agricultural holding, any part of which is comprised in the land to which the application relates.

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