For less complex local applications, we will provide you with our written assessment of your proposals.
We may contact you to suggest a meeting or a telephone discussion prior to our formal reply however this will be dependent upon the specifics of each case and the complexity of the proposals. A meeting is not required in every case. We may invite any internal stakeholders to any meeting and in our reply we will generally advise you of any contacts with other organisations that might be relevant.
For major applications which are generally more significant and raise a range of issues, we will usually suggest a meeting and we would seek to invite other internal stakeholders as relevant. This could include, for example, officers from Ayrshire Roads Alliance (traffic and/or flooding), Environmental Health, Housing or Planning Policy.
Any meeting or telephone discussion with a planning officer provides an opportunity for you to explain in further detail your proposal and for a planning officer to understand and discuss the aspects of the development that may influence the assessment at the formal planning application stage.
All pre-application requests submitted will receive a written response, confirming, or otherwise, the likely acceptability of the principle of the development, any aspects that should be amended and any suggestions that we consider may add value and enhance your proposal.
We will endeavour to provide as constructive advice as possible, and:
- identify information that is likely to be required to accompany a planning application such as a design statement or tree survey
- Identify any pertinent planning policy issues including developer contributions and affordable housing requirements if relevant at this early stage so developers can plan for those requirements
- any possible planning obligations or infrastructure/service provisions you may be required to meet as the developer, if known
- generally include an officer view as to whether or not planning permission is likely to be granted
- identify any process or timetable issues for processing a planning application
- draw your attention to key consultees and their contact details for you to make contact