The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Procedure and Consequential Amendments) Order 2013

Design and access statements

7.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a relevant application for planning permission must be accompanied by a statement (“a design and access statement”) about—

(a) the design principles and concepts that have been applied to the development; and

(b) how issues relating to access to the development have been dealt with.

(2) A design and access statement must—

(a) explain the design principles and concepts that have been applied to the development;

(b) demonstrate the steps taken to appraise the context of the development and how the design of the development takes that context into account;

(c) explain the policy adopted as to access, and how policies relating to access in relevant local development documents have been taken into account;

(d) state what, if any, consultation has been undertaken on issues relating to access to the development and what account has been taken of the outcome of any such consultation; and

(e) explain how any specific issues which might affect access to the development have been addressed.

(3) This article does not apply to a relevant application for planning permission which is for—

(a) engineering or mining operations;

(b) a material change in use of the land or buildings;

(c) development which is waste development.