Making a Planning Application online

North Norfolk District Council accepts online Planning Applications made through the Planning Portal website. If you cannot provide plans in PDF format you can still apply through the Portal and post the plans.

The Planning Portal website includes information for agents, and a planning application tools page with an online application guide, a volume calculator, a fee calculator, and a satellite dish locator.

MAKE or return to a Planning Application on the Planning Portal

The Planning Portal service allows you to create and pay for a site location map, fill in application forms, attach plans, documents and photos etc to the application, and to submit and pay for it online. You will have to register with the Planning Portal, but this will allow you to save and return to applications in progress. You can also choose to fill in and send the application form online, and send paper copies of some or all of the accompanying documents and drawings by post.

1APP standard application forms:

• Since the 18th of March 2008 any new applications made through the Planning Portal will use the Government's 1APP forms.

MAKE a Planning Application via e-mail - only until 5th April 2008

• Download the MS Word versions of the application forms and certificates from our downloadable forms and guides web page, fill them in on your PC and save the documents.
• Create an e-mail to planning-applications@north-norfolk.gov.uk .
• In the e-mail, list the documents that you will be attaching, and those that you will be posting in, such as the cheque.
• Attach the application form and design statements etc in word or PDF format, any photos in JPG or PDF format, and any drawings as PDF files. The combined size of the attachments must be less than 5MB, or the email will be rejected.
• We are unable to provide 1APP forms in word format so it will not be possible to e-mail applications after 5th April 2008.
  

Submitting Reports, drawings and other supporting Information with your online application.

File Size:

• No individual file should exceed 3MB.
• Combined size of submitted files should not exceed 10MB. For a complex application with many drawings, please submit the files on a CD.
• For an e-mailed application, the combined size of submitted files should not exceed 5MB, or the e-mail will be rejected.

Drawings:

• NNDC will only accept CAD drawings in PDF format, and this Planning Portal guidance note (PDF, 3.02MB), gives instructions for creating PDF files from CAD drawings.
• Please submit PDF forms of drawings and select the correct papersize, allowing for the 0.5cm margin which pdf rendering requires. (This is to ensure that measuring tools can be used to provide accurate dimensions.)
• All major dimensions should be specified on the drawings.
• Drawings should include a scale and calibration scale.
• Site Plans should be at a scale of 1:1250 for most applications. On some large applications, and to ensure that sufficient surround area is included, a scale of 1:2500 would be acceptable. As far as possible the site plan should be on A4 size and oriented to portrait with an arrow marking the north.
• All other drawings should be labelled clearly to explain the scheme, date, version number etc in line with the RIBA code.

Digital Photos:

• Preferably in .PDF or in .JPG (Jpeg) format otherwise TIF (Tiff) or GIF and if you aren't sure submit the image in a word document.

Letters, Reports etc:

• Submit as MS Word files (doc) or txt or pdf.
• Do not zip the files together or create an exe as these files may mask a virus.

Naming Conventions for Drawing Files:

• Prefix the name with a 3 digit order number starting 001, followed by a brief description. This will help in describing the drawing for the web display.

Sample Drawing Descriptions:

Single Sheet with all plans and elevations as proposed eg plans_and_elevations_proposed.pdf
Single Sheet with all plans and elevations as existing
Site Plan
Block Plan
Floor Plans eg 001_floor_plans.pdf
Elevation
Cross Sections
RoofPlans
Landscape Plans
Drainage Plans
Environmental Assessment plans
Traffic Plans