The precursor for any construction is the planning process. Different types of development take different routes through the process.  Our build is one of six self-build houses being constructed on the land and the land owner went down the route of submitting a request for Outline planning permission. At this stage the local planning authority (LPA) looks at the development in terms of, amongst other things:

• need - does it meet a need for housing in the district
• access - are Highway's requirements going to be met around access roads, junction safety ...
• quality, aesthetics and fit with the locality. 
  
  

One of the documents used to help the LPA understand the development and to constrain what gets built is a Plot Passport. 

This is the Plot Passport for our development:

(coming soon)

Location