Legislation required for Validation of Planning Applications

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

alan harvey flounders

Dear Department for Communities and Local Government,

F.O.I. request to Department for Communities and Local Government Tuesday, 31st August 2010 August 2010.

Dear F.O.I. Officer
(1 )
Would you please confirm or deny that the Validation of Planning Applications published in the Guidance to Local Planning Authorities is still the relevant Legislation. ( downloaded Monday 16th August 2010 )
(2)
Would you please confirm or deny that the National Requirements outlined in appendix A. is still a legal requirement. In particular :-

The Completed Ownership Certificates ( A.B.C.or D.- as applicable ) as required by Article 7 of the Town and Country Planning ( General Development Procedure ) Order 1995. And if not an explanation,

(3)
Would you please confirm or deny any of the under mentioned common reason for Invalidity are still a requirement :-

(a)
Supporting documents that omitted information specified in the guidance notes accompanying the planning application form and/or set out in national guidance , statutory development plan or supplementary planning guide.
(b)
Submitted drawings did not show sufficient details as specified in the guidance notes or are inconsistent.
( c )
Building work encroaching on the neighbouring property.
(d)
Incorrect signed or unsigned certificates.
(e)
Insufficient copies of plans and forms submitted.
(f)
Inconsistency between elevations and floor plans.
(g)
Information still inadequate after one or more requests to the applicant for further details.

Yours faithfully,

alan harvey flounders