Agricultural Building Plans

Before you construct an agricultural building you will need planning approval from your local authority. The planning application requirements for agricultural buildings can vary depending on where your site its located, the size of building proposed and its intended use but generally speaking all applications will need to include drawings to give the planning officer and their consultees some idea of what it is you intend to build on site.

There are certain rules when it comes to planning drawings and if your plans do not comply with the local authority rules then your application may not be accepted by the council. The key things to remember when preparing agricultural building plans include.

• Plans must be to a recognised scale. There are set scales for different types of drawings so for example a site location plan would need to be at a scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500 whereas building plans will need to be to a scale of 1:100 or 1:50.
  

• Location Plans and Site Plans must include a North point clearly showing which direction is North. They also need to show the proposed development in context similar to a map so will include the position of neighbouring properties and surrounding roads.
  

• Location Plans need to include all of the land needed to carry out the proposed development, this tends to include any vehicular access for construction traffic linking the proposed development footprint to the public highway.
  

• Location Plans need to include a RED and BLUE edge. The RED edge is the application site boundary (which includes all land needed to carry out the development including the site access mentioned above). The BLUE edge should include any land outside of the RED line which is within the ownership of the applicant.
  

• Site Plans are used to show the position of the proposed building including any external works that may form part of the development such as concrete yards, stoned-up tracks, landscaping, parking and turning areas etc. Site plans also need to show the position of any mature landscaping that may be affected by the proposals and are generally at a scale of 1:200.
  

• Floor plans showing the internal layout of the proposed agricultural building are required at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100. These plans will need to include all storeys within the new building with rooms labelled in terms of their use. The floor plans will also need to show the position of any doors and windows.
  

• Elevation drawings are used to show what the new agricultural building will look like externally, they are a 2D (flat) view of each side of the proposed building. Elevation drawings are generally at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100 and will need to include a description of any external materials to be used including their make and colour, this includes roof, wall, gutters/downpipes, window and door specifications.

Most planning applications for agricultural buildings will need to include the drawings listed above together with a completed set of planning application forms and a statement describing the proposed works.

In some instances further drawings may be requested by the planning officer especially if they feel the proposals will impact the landscape or further consideration is needed to mitigate traffic, drainage or visual impact. Examples of additional drawings which could be requested include drainage plans, site section drawings and hard/soft landscape proposals for example.

The team at Farm Planning Drawings can advise on exactly what drawings will need to be submitted to the council as part of your planning application and cam also provide no obligation quotes to produce the agricultural building plans you need.

If you require advice on planning application requirements for agricultural buildings please don't hesitate to get in touch.