22When is a site analysis required?

22 When is a site analysis required?

22 When is a site analysis required?

(1) Consent must not be granted for any development, except complying development, involving the erection of, or additions to, a building, or the subdivision of land unless the consent authority has considered a site analysis.

(2) A site analysis should—

(a) contain information, where appropriate, about the site and its surrounds as described in Schedule 8 (Site analysis), and

(b) be accompanied by a written statement explaining how the design of the proposed development responds to the site analysis, and the relevant general principles of development control in Part 4 and the Locality Statement.

Note—

A site analysis is a drawing that records details of the site and its surrounds. Depending on the scale and the nature of the development proposed, a site analysis might simply take the form of notations on the development plan. For proposals likely to have greater impacts, a separate drawing might be required. In either event, a site analysis should not be seen as a standard exercise and the amount of information required in a site analysis will vary from proposal to proposal.