Requirements for Plans, Drawings and Maps
Plans, drawings and maps accompanying a planning application shall all be in metric scale, which shall be duly identified thereon, and shall comply with the following requirements:-
Site or layout plans shall be drawn to a scale of not less than 1 : 500, the site boundary shall be clearly delineated in red, and buildings, roads, boundaries, septic tank and percolation areas, bored wells, significant tree stands and other features on, adjoining or in the vicinity of the land or structure to which the application relates shall be shown, land which adjoins, abuts or is adjacent to the land to be developed and which is under the control of the applicant or the person who owns the land which is the subject of the application shall be outlined in blue and wayleaves shall be shown in yellow.
Other plans, elevations and sections shall be drawn to a scale of not less than 1 : 200, (which shall be indicated thereon) or such other scale as may be agreed with the Planning Authority prior to the submission of the application in any particular case.
The site layout plan and other plans shall show the level or contours, where applicable, of the land and the proposed structures relative to ordnance survey datum or a temporary local benchmark, whichever is the more appropriate.
Drawings of elevations of any proposed structure shall show the main features of any buildings which would be contiguous to the proposed structure if it were erected whether on the application site or in the vicinity, at a scale of not less than 1 : 200, as may be appropriate and where the development would involve work to a protected structure, shall show the main features of any buildings within the cartilage of the structure which would be materially affected by the proposed development.
Plans relating to works comprising reconstruction, alteration or extension of a structure shall be so marked or coloured as to distinguish between the existing structure and the works proposed.
Plans and drawings of floor plans, elevations and sections shall indicate in figures the principle dimensions (including overall height) of any proposed structure and the site, and site or layout plans shall indicate the distances of any such structure from the boundaries of the site.
Any map or plan which is based on an ordnance survey map shall indicate the relevant ordnance survey sheet number.
The north point shall be indicated on all maps and plans other than drawings of elevations and sections.
Plans and drawings shall indicate the name and address of the person by whom they were prepared.
A planning application for development consisting of or comprising the carrying out of works to a protected structure, or proposed protected structure or to the exterior of a structure which is located within an architectural conservation area or an area specified as an architectural conservation area in a draft of a proposed development plan or a proposed variation of a development plan, shall be accompanied by such photographs, plans and other particulars as are necessary to show how the development would affect the character of the structure.
The Planning Authority may require an applicant to provide additional copies of any plan, drawing, map, photograph or other particulars which accompanies the planning application.
Outline Application:
An outline application shall, in addition to the relevant page in the newspaper, copy of site notice, 6 copies of the location map, plan showing the position of the site notice, certificate under Part V of the Act and appropriate fee, be accompanied only by such plans and particulars as are necessary to enable the Planning Authority to make a decision in relation to the siting, layout or other proposals for development in respect of which a decision is sought.
