Full plans applications

Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01235 520202

A full plans application is where drawings, details and other supporting information is submitted for checking and a formal decision notice is given.

Some of the advantages of using this method are:

That the plans can be examined and approved before work starts
The builder can work to the approved drawings in the knowledge that the detail complies with the regulations
Most applications are checked within fifteen working days of deposit. This means that, even where work has commenced, problems can be identified before work reaches an advanced stage
Copies of the Approval Notice will be issued together with plans stamped approved and these can be retained with the property details
The work is still subject to inspection at relevant stages
A completion certificate is issued on satisfactory completion of the work
Approved plans may be used for up to three years after deposit even if regulations change
Where a full plans application is made we have a statutory time limit of five weeks (or two months by agreement) to check and issue a decision.

An application form for a full plans submission, which includes details of charges, can be found on How to apply for building regulations approval.