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Planning permission specifications

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  • Advertisement type
    A list of types of advertisements relevant to planning applications, used to classify and describe the nature of advertisements for regulatory and reporting purposes.
  • Affected area type
    Specifies whether a biodiversity or geological feature is on the development site or on land directly next to it.
  • Applicant interest type
    Applicant's relationship to the property or land in question.
  • Application subtype
    A list of valid planning application subtypes grouped by application type
  • Application type
    A list of valid application types
  • BNG exemption type
    Types of exemption from Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements.
  • Building element type
    A set of building elements that applicants are expected to provide material information for.
  • Contact priority
    Indicates the priority of a contact method, such as primary or secondary.
  • Day type
    Specifies the type of day, such as Monday to Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Bank holiday, that is used to set operating hours
  • Decision maker
    The decision-maker for a planning application.
  • Designation
    Designations
  • Development phase
    The development phase codelist defines the various stages or phases that an extraction of oil and gas project may progress through, such as exploratory and production. This helps standardize the terminology used to describe the status of projects.
  • Foul sewage disposal type
    Foul sewage disposal type.
  • Grounds LDC post April 2024
    Grounds for lawful development certificate applications post April 2024.
  • Grounds LDC pre April 2024
    Grounds for lawful development certificate applications pre April 2024.
  • Hazardous substance type
    Hazardous substance types for planning applications.
  • Hedgerow interest type
    Declaration of applicant's interest in the land for hedgerow removal notice applications.
  • Housing type
    Types of housing relevant to planning applications.
  • Illumination method
    The methods of illumination for an advert
  • Illumination type
    The types of illumination for an advert
  • Lawful development certificate need
    Types of lawful development certificate needs for planning applications.
  • Listed building alteration type
    Types of listed building alterations for list building consent applications.
  • Listed building grade
    The grades assigned to listed buildings
  • Non-residential measurement type
    Types of non-residential measurement for planning applications.
  • Oil and gas permission type
    Types of permission for onshore oil nd gas extraction applications.
  • Operation type
    Types of operation for planning applications.
  • Organisation
    Organisations relevant in planning
  • Ownership certificate type
    Types of ownership certificate for planning applications.
  • Parking space type
    Types of parking spaces, including car, cycle, disability, and other categories.
  • Permission process event
    Codes describing events in the processing of a planning application.
  • Planning authority
    The authorities that can perform planning duties in England
  • Planning requirement
    A list of planning requirements that may be requested as part of a planning application. These requirements include various documents, reports, and assessments that support planning applications.
  • Provided by
    Indicates whether information was provided by the applicant or calculated/determined by the system or an external service.
  • Reserved matter type
    The types of reserved matters covered in an outline planning application.
  • Rights of way answer
    Indicates whether the statement about rights of way is true, false, or unknown.
  • Site constraint
    Site constraints that may apply to a development site, such as conservation areas, national parks, or other protected areas.
  • Site visit contact type
    Specifies who should be contacted to arrange a site visit, such as the applicant or agent.
  • Surface water disposal type
    Types of systems or methods used to dispose of surface water from a development site, such as sustainable drainage, soakaway, or main sewer.
  • Tenure type
    Types of housing tenure, including market, social, affordable, and custom build options, as used in planning applications.
  • Use class
    Use classes from the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order that categorise the permitted use of land and buildings for planning permission purposes.
  • Use class for accommodation
    Use classes from the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order that are for accommodation uses.
  • User role type
    Types of user roles involved in a planning application, such as professional agents or proxies acting on behalf of the applicant.
  • Waste capacity unit
    Units for total capacity of waste management facilities (by volume or mass)
  • Waste management type
    Types of waste management facilities and processes, including landfill, incineration, recycling, composting, and other related developments.
  • Waste throughput unit
    Units for annual throughput of waste (by mass or volume)
  • Yes, no, na
    Standard responses for yes, no, or not applicable, used for questions where these are the only valid answers.
  • Yes, no, unknown
    Indicates whether the answer is yes, no, or unknown.