Thank you to everyone who responded to this topic. In conclusion, I think
there is a case for a reduced study for small household projects on the basis
of reducing cost, encouraging development and proportionate risk. But such a
study absolutely must include a site visit and site description (preferably with
photographs), a local CSM (either visual or written) with a risk assessment,
local knowledge (from the visit and contact with the local CLO concerned) and
a set of historical maps in order to be acceptable.
As to the format you put it into, each site is unique and the information you
have to report will likewise be so to an extent. But, as has been pointed out,
their are several questions and elements that must be included and so I see no
real problem summarising those in a one or two page document as suggested
as long as the supporting evidence is also present.
Therefore my last question is; do Councils have a standard one page summary
document or similar that they pass to the planning officer or do they just pass
over the study with a yes or no recomendation? And if the former, does it
include a question on proportionality? Should it?
Chris Swainston
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