Information Required for a Planning Application - Basic Requirements and Location Plan, Site Plan, Floor Plans, and Elevations

Oct 24, 2026

Information needed for a planning application outlines the minimum submission standard so proposals can be understood without assumptions. It specifies mandatory items including the completed signed application form, accurate location plans from the Jersey Digital Map at 1:2500, and photographs of the existing building and site. It further details required drawing content for location plans, site plans, floor plans, and elevations, including scale guidance, North arrows, dimensions, access, parking, landscaping, and visibility considerations, plus publishing to the planning register.

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Basic requirements of any planning application

Mandatory items for every application

Location plan requirements

Site plan requirements (Drawing No.1)

Floor plans requirements (Drawing No.2)

Elevations and photographs requirements

Information Required for a Planning Application Basic requirements of any planning application There’s a minimum level of information which must be submitted for each application so that everyone can understand your proposal. Such information must also be accurate and detailed sufficiently so that no assumptions are made about the proposal. Therefore, we can’t process any submissions that don’t have this basic level of information. Every application must include • The correct application form completed, signed and dated • Accurate location plans taken from the Jersey Digital Map at a scale of 1:2500 as a separate drawing • Photographs of the existing building and site • Sufficient and accurate plans, photos, drawings and information to enable the application tobe easily understood and determined. This will usually include a site plan, floor plans, elevations and photographs. Everything submitted in connection with a planning application will be published to the planning register so that the proposal can be viewed online. Location plan The location plan must be an extract from the current Jersey Digital Map, at a scale of 1:2500 . This is available from the States of Jersey or Digimap. If you hold a Jersey Digital Map licence the licence number must be included on the plan. The location plan must be on a separate drawing and the site should be towards the centre of the plan. In all cases the application site must be accurately outlined in red because the outlined site has specific legal implications. A cross or a rough circle around the site won’t be accepted. Any adjoining land in the same ownership should be outlined in blue. Example location plan North Address: | | | --- | | Location Plan | | Scale 1:2500 | | | Drawing No.1 Site plan A site plan shows the location of the proposed works in context of other features on the site and should include • the whole of the site, including the boundaries, drawn to a scale of 1:100 or 1:200 • a directional arrow showing North • dimensions to key points • a scaling bar to at least 10 metres • the position of any existing property and buildings on site as well as the location of the proposed work, clearly identified with annotations • existing and proposed access points for vehicles and pedestrians including, if relevant, visibility splays and details of proposed vehicle and cycle parking and service areas, with the individual spaces and manoeuvring areas clearly marked • landscaping and garden areas; this includes accurately showing all existing trees and hedges and clearly indicating if they are to be retained or removed. Boreholes, streams, ponds and watercourses should also be shown • surfacing materials and means of enclosure (walls, hedges etc) • all immediately adjacent sites and buildings to show the relationship with the application site to give contextual information • spot height levels (existing and proposed), plus finished floor levels of proposed buildings Example site plan Adjacent workshop North and West boundaries formed by 2m random granite walls X Bore hole 4760 mm 10 180 mm North Trees removed (dotted) Proposed House Shed removed .100.4 1 2 FFL 100.7 Pond Parking Trees retained .100.35 .100.2 Visibility 2.4m x 40 m New access, 900mm high random granite walls and 1500m high granite gate posts Datum (manhole) 100.00 Site Plan Scale 1:200 Drawing No.2 Floor plans We require both existing and proposed floor plans of the building or extension to be constructed or when a change of use is proposed. These need to be accurately drawn, clear, and include all of the floors of the building relevant to the application. A survey of the existing property should be included, whether or not that building is to be demolished. Dotted lines on the proposed plans should be used to show the position of existing buildings or parts of buildings to be demolished, and colour or sh

FAQs

Why are minimum information requirements needed for each planning application?

A minimum level of accurate and sufficiently detailed information is required so everyone can understand the proposal and so the application can be processed without making assumptions.

What must be included with every planning application submission?

Each application must include the correct completed signed and dated application form, an accurate location plan from the Jersey Digital Map at 1:2500 as a separate drawing, and photographs of the existing building and site, plus enough plans, drawings, photos, and information to be clearly understood and determined.

How should the location plan be prepared and presented?

The location plan must be an extract from the current Jersey Digital Map at 1:2500, available from the States of Jersey or Digimap. It must be on a separate drawing, with the site outlined in red (and adjoining land in the same ownership outlined in blue), and a cross or rough circle is not accepted.

Oct 24, 2026

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