| Under current UK legislation and person can make an | | | | This enabled service providers to combine a broad |
| application to develop a certain piece of land, even if | | | | range of scaled maps with aerial photography to |
| they do not have current ownership of it. When the | | | | ensure that ordinance survey maps for planning |
| application is being made then there needs not be | | | | applications were easily obtained. |
| any declaration of adjacent ownership however in | | | | Planning maps can be obtained in three easy stages, |
| any application, planning maps must be used to | | | | ensuring that your planning map is compliant with |
| specify the exact location of the application. | | | | your local authority's application procedure. National |
| Even if the applicant owns, or is applying for multiple | | | | and local legislation often leans toward the side of |
| adjacent applications, there is no obligation to | | | | the applicant sue to the tax revenue generated by |
| consolidate those in one application. Each application | | | | commercial enterprises and the applications will be |
| should be kept separate and individual planning maps | | | | refused only on the basis of overriding peripheral |
| should be used in each instance. If the application is | | | | issues. |
| successful then the statement of purpose for the | | | | Today's society has an ever growing requirement for |
| site specified within the planning maps can be altered | | | | housing in all parts of life. The divorce rate means |
| pending application as well as the design of the | | | | that more families are splitting, creating need for |
| development. | | | | more housing. The local housing associations are |
| The planning applications can be legally sold as part of | | | | dealing with an ever increasing number of applicants |
| a sale or transfer which means that it is a valid | | | | on their waiting list and this all leads towards the |
| company asset. There are certain powers that local | | | | need for development of non residential land. |
| authorities have however if laws are passed | | | | Planning maps are in place to ensure that protected |
| affecting national legislation then the local authority | | | | green belt areas or any other protected areas are |
| can open itself to legal action, as nation legislation is | | | | not infringed upon and so the exact destination of |
| often seen as dominant. | | | | the application is confirmed on a valid ordinance |
| Planning maps are an integral part of the | | | | survey map. Online resources for planning maps are |
| development process and certain local UK authorities | | | | essential to the planning application process, especially |
| have partnered with online mapping providers to | | | | since the termination of the Ordnance Survey's Map |
| deliver automated access to quality mapping extracts. | | | | Returns Scheme. |