Syllabus Section 3 - Test 2 (planning applications)

This test focuses more on the planning application process and other matters relative to planning.

1. What comes FIRST in the planning application process?

Determination

Validation

Representation

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2. Who makes a decision on a planning application for a simple project?

The appointed Planning Officer

The Local Planning Authority

The Planning Inspectorate

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3. What is a decision notice?

It’s the actual document that provides the result of the application

It’s a note sent from the LPA to the applicant prior to publishing the result, notifying the applicant of the result announcement date

It's a document issued only when the application is successful and permission is granted

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4. How long is the planning consultation period for a planning application?

20 days

21 days

30 days

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5. Who would be making a decision for a NSIP?

The Planning Inspectorate

The Case Officer

The Local Planning Authority

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6. What is NOT required in a planning application submission?

A Design and Access Statement

A Performance Specification

A Landscape Management Plan

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7. When would you need planning permission when changing use classes?

From use class A3 to A1

From use class C1 to C2

From use class D2 to B8

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8. Which of the following should you review when checking on the policies of a project?

The Local Plan

The NPPF

The ES

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9. What agreement should also be in place when the project involves works on an existing road?

Section 278

Section 106

Section 38

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10. How long is a Full planning permission valid for?

2 years

3 years

5 years

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11. Who is a potential Statutory Consultee for a project near a river?

Highways England

Natural England

The Environment Agency

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12. How do you calculate the correct fees for a planning application?

You can ask the appointed Planning Officer

You can work this out through the respective LPA’s website

You do it through the Planning Portal’s calculator

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13. Which one of the following is NOT a type of appeal?

Arbitration

Public Inquiry

Written Representation

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14. Which licence would you require for works on a Listed Building?

Listed Building Consent

Listed Building Notice

Listed Building Order

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15. Who is most likely to affect the outcome of an application?

A statutory consultee

A non-statutory consultee

A statutory stakeholder

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16. Who submits the application package of large projects to the LPA?

The Client

The Project Manager

The Planning Consultant

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17. What is non-determination of a planning application?

It’s the withdrawal of an application by the Client, after it has been refused

It’s a preliminary decision by the LPA on a potential refusal of the application

It’s the LPA’s failure to make a decision within the statutory period

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18. Where is Article 4 Direction most relevant to?

A Simplified Planning Zone

A conservation area

A Green Belt

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19. Which document certifies that you do not require planning permission for a project?

A Decision Notice

A Lawful Development Certificate

Building Consent

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20. What is it NOT likely to be associated with a planning approval?

The preferred principal contractor

A section 106 agreement

Pre-occupation conditions

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Section 3 - Test 2

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