Dartmoor National Park Authority

Standard Planning Conditions and Legal Agreements

When granting planning or other forms of permissions a Local Planning Authority will normally need to add conditions to ensure that the development will be carried out in the right way or that the development is acceptable.  There are some conditions, such as a time limiting conditions that are required by law, but others become necessary due to the details of the proposal.  

The following link takes you to a list of the most commonly used conditions but please note that these may need to be amended or bespoke conditions written to meet specific issues or circumstances:

Current conditions list (PDF Help 55kb)

Under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (external link, opens in new window), planning authorities may enter into an agreement with any person with an interest in land in their area for the purpose of restricting or regulating the development or use of that land.  Such agreements are often required to restrict the occupancy of an agriculturally tied property or the occupancy of a dwelling constructed for the purpose on meeting a local housing need for example.  These can often be bespoke agreements tailored to meet specific circumstances but the following are examples of the most commonly used agreements referred to above:

• Properties constructed on ‘exception’ land usually by a Housing Provider (formerly Housing Association) (PDF Help 308kb)
• Privately constructed dwellings within Local Centres and Rural Settlements (PDF Help 38kb)

Page updated 16 February 2010