Validation Checklist - National Requirements

Design and Access Statement

1f. Design and Access Statement

Required for all major developments and applications within conservation areas which comprise:
• Provision of one or more dwellinghouses
• Building or buildings where the floorspace to be created is 100m² or more

These are required to explain the design concepts and principles which have informed the proposed development, and to demonstrate how context has informed their scheme. An explanation of the approach taken to access and how any consultation on access issues has been taken into account is to be stated.

Policy Driver and where to get more advice:
• The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
• DAS information