Application schema

Lawful development certificate

A legal document stating the lawfulness of past, present or future building use, operation or other matters, signifying that enforcement action cannot be carried out against the development

• Application: ldc
• Entry date: 2025-08-12
• Legislation:
  • https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/8/part/VII/crossheading/established-use-certificates
  • https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/595/contents/made

Fields

• Application:

  The details of the application payload to be submitted

  Reference: application

  Required: True

Modules

This application uses the following modules. Each module groups fields that collect a related set of information.

• Agent contact details (agent-contact)

  Name and contact information if an agent is being used.

• Agent details (agent-details)

  Name and contact information if an agent is being used.

• Applicant contact details (applicant-contact)

  Telephone number and email address of the applicant.

• Applicant details (applicant-details)

  Name and contact information for the parties making the application.

• Conflict of interest (conflict-of-interest)

  Details of any conflict of interest that may exist between the applicant and planning authority.

• Checklist (checklist)

  Checking whether all the requirements of the form have been met, such as proof of payment or supporting documentation.

• Declaration (declaration)

  Signed and dated verification of the application's accuracy.

• Interest details (interest-details)

  Names and contact details for all parties with an interest in the proposed develpoment.

• Pre-application advice (pre-app-advice)

  Details of pre-application advice previously received from the planning authority

• Site details (site-details)

  Where the proposed development will be built.

• Site Visit Details (site-visit)

  Information to help the planning authority arrange a site visit

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