Payment can be made online via the Planning Portal or by cheque or credit/debit card by telephoning Customer Service & Planning Support on 01803 207801. Dishonoured cheques will delay determination of the application until the correct fee is received. Local Requirements Bat and Breeding Bird Para. 175 of the NPPF For works to roofs, This should be carried out by a suitably Assessment Policy NC1 of the Torbay including loft conversions, qualified ecologist and can consist of a signed Local Plan except flat roofs or where letter. the roofspace has already been converted to living Surveys must be up-to-date and accord with space, or where trees or best practice guidance/local guidance. hedges need to be pruned or removed Where there is uncertainty, the applicant is recommended to submit a householder development enquiry. Details of proposed Policies TA2 & TA3 of the Where the development This is to ensure that satisfactory parking parking, such as a plan or Torbay Local Plan would reduce or alter provision remains to avoid increased parking written statement existing parking spaces, or on streets to the detriment of their function and where new parking is safety, and that it can be accessed safely. proposed Where there is uncertainty, the applicant is recommended to submit a householder development enquiry. Ecological Impact The Conservation of For development This is unlikely to be required for most Assessment / Statement Habitats and Species proposals that have householder applications and would usually Regulations 2017 (as potential to significantly apply to applications for major development amended) impact biodiversity, proposals, incorporating the relevant ecological Para. 175 of the NPPF including protected surveys. However, in some cases an Policies SS8 & NC1 of the habitats and species, or Ecological Impact Statement by a suitably Torbay Local Plan development proposals qualified ecologist might be appropriate; for within a strategic flyway or example, where trees and hedgerows are to be sustenance zone removed as a result of the proposed associated with the South development, or where there will be
Payment can be made online via the Planning Portal or by cheque or credit/debit card by telephoning Customer Service & Planning Support on 01803 207801. Dishonoured cheques will delay determination of the application until the correct fee is received. Local Requirements Bat and Breeding Bird Assessment Para. 175 of the NPPF Policy NC1 of the Torbay Local Plan For works to roofs, including loft conversions, except flat roofs or where the roofspace has already been converted to living space, or where trees or hedges need to be pruned or removed This should be carried out by a suitably qualified ecologist and can consist of a signed letter. Surveys must be up-to-date and accord with best practice guidance/local guidance. Where there is uncertainty, the applicant is recommended to submit a householder development enquiry. Details of proposed parking, such as a plan or written statement Policies TA2 & TA3 of the Torbay Local Plan Where the development would reduce or alter existing parking spaces, or where new parking is proposed This is to ensure that satisfactory parking provision remains to avoid increased parking on streets to the detriment of their function and safety, and that it can be accessed safely. Where there is uncertainty, the applicant is recommended to submit a householder development enquiry. Ecological Impact Assessment / Statement The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) Para. 175 of the NPPF Policies SS8 & NC1 of the Torbay Local Plan For development proposals that have potential to significantly impact biodiversity, including protected habitats and species, or development proposals within a strategic flyway or sustenance zone associated with the South This is unlikely to be required for most householder applications and would usually apply to applications for major development proposals, incorporating the relevant ecological surveys. However, in some cases an Ecological Impact Statement by a suitably qualified ecologist might be appropriate; for example, where trees and hedgerows are to be removed as a result of the proposed development, or where there will be
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