Amendments

Applicants may amend plans before a decision is made to overcome problems with an application. Plans may also be amended after permission has been granted. As a general principle there is no statutory recognition of the concept of minor amendments. However in many cases minor changes to the original scheme will have little impact and can be dealt with quickly. Each case will be different but the following offer some guidelines:

• The effect of a minor amendment should be that the basic form, appearance, shape or position of the approved development should remain unaltered.
• The conditions on the original approval will apply to the amendment and it follows that an amendment which breaches the condition should not be accepted.
• Amendments should comply with policies otherwise a fresh application is required.
• Changes which would make situations worse for neighbours should not be treated as amendments.
• A fresh application is required if the proposed amendment would involve re-consulting a number of statutory consultees, e.g. the Environment Agency.

The Town and Parish Councils and neighbours will be re-consulted on all but trivial amendments. In dealing with amended plans the period for submission of comments by the Town and Parish Council will be reduced to 10 or 14 days. A copy of the original plans will be sent with the amendments in order that the Parish Council can make a comparison.