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Non-Material Amendment
Changes something small on a permission you already hold, without going back for a new one. The test is whether the change is material, and that test is stricter than most people expect.
- The tier this usually sits in
- HouseholderThe tier this usually sits in
- Wren, for a case at that tier
- £499Wren, for a case at that tier
- Specimen you can read in full
- PublishedSpecimen you can read in full
- Sections inside it
- 4Sections inside it
What is inside
Section by section.
- 01The parent permission and its reference
- 02The amendment sought, precisely described, against the superseded and revised drawings
- 03Why the change is non-material: no material change to scale, appearance or planning impact
- 04Confirmation that no condition or planning obligation is affected
When it is required
Why a council asks for this.
Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. There is no statutory definition of non-material, so this is judged by the council against the approved scheme.
| Required when |
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| A minor change to an approved drawing |
| A materials substitution |
| A small dimensional correction discovered on site |
Asked and answered
About the Non-Material Amendment.
What if the council says my change is material?
Often alongside
Documents that usually travel with it.
The main written case for a planning application. It describes the site and the proposal, then argues the scheme against the policies your council will actually decide it under.
Identifies the heritage assets a scheme affects, explains what makes each of them significant, and assesses honestly what your proposal would do to that significance.
Proves that something you have built, or intend to build, is lawful and needs no planning permission. It is a certificate of fact, not a judgement of merit.
For development that is already permitted in principle, but where the council still gets a say on specific matters. Larger extensions and office-to-residential conversions are the common ones.
Find out whether your site needs one.
The appraisal names the route, lists the documents that route requires, and prices the set before you commit to anything.