For projects that do not meet the three levy charging conditions
When your first plot reaches commencement stage – usually when you get to slab level or, in the case of conversions, when 15% of the works have been completed you will need to submit your Commencement Form to us and you will also need to provide more detailed levy information.
Information to provide to Wyre Council Building Control as part of a first commencement notice, or to reflect changes to works after commencement or as part of a levy update notice, where the levy charging conditions are not met
If the works in the application for building control approval do not meet the levy charging conditions the information set out below should be included as part of the first commencement notice for those works.
This information should also be included if, after the submission of the first commencement notice, a variation application, or a levy update notice is submitted, and the works do not meet the levy charging conditions.
Planning permission information
The client should confirm the works do not require planning permission or confirm the planning permission they are developing under and (if applicable) confirm the prior approval of the local planning authority has been obtained or that this is not required.
- Planning information required with the first commencement notice only, if as part of the application for building control approval it was confirmed that:
- planning permission is not required, a statement confirming that this remains the case and if it has changed setting out updated planning information,
- the dwellings and/ or purpose-built student accommodation are being built as part of a nationally significant infrastructure project, a statement confirming that this remains the case and if it has changed setting out updated planning information,
- planning permission or prior approval of the LPA had already been obtained a statement confirming that this information has already been provided (and if the planning permission has changed, details of the planning permission as updated),
- an application for planning permission had been made to the LPA but not yet determined or had not yet been made, information identifying the planning permission granted,
- or an application regarding prior approval of the LPA had been made to the LPA but not yet determined, or had not yet been made, information identifying prior approval of the LPA or confirmation that no prior approval of the LPA is required, and information illustrating this
- Planning information with the levy update notice or variation application only, either:
- confirmation that the planning information provided as part of the first commencement notice is still correct, or
- updated planning information if that has changed, or
- for variation applications only, if no planning information was provided with the first commencement notice, confirm the works do not require planning permission or confirm the planning permission developing under and (if applicable) confirm the prior approval of the local planning authority has been obtained or that this is not required
Other information/ evidence:
- confirmation as to why there is no levy charge to be paid
- supporting evidence to illustrate the planning information and to show that there is no charge to be paid
In the case of a conversion/change of use of a building from a non-residential use to dwellings or purpose-built student accommodation where the works are internal only, the planning permission information or prior approval information which is provided should be the planning permission information or prior approval information for the change of use.