Design and Access Statements
The government has introduced a new compulsory requirement for Design and Access Statements for some categories of applications. These new requirements took effect on 10 August 2006.
A document has been produced to explain these changes - 
click here to view this document (718KB - PDF Help). To see when a Design and Access Statement is required, see paragraph 68 on page 12. To discover what is required in a Design and Access Statement, see paragraph 80 onwards on page 14.
Additional Guidance relating to Listed Buildings is set out as follows:
Design and Access Statement Information for Listed Buildings (68KB - PDF Help)
