Derbyshire County Council will require you to provide evidence that planning permission is not required. This is provided in the form of a Certificate of Lawful Development.
Certificates of Lawful Development are a formal determination by Erewash Borough Council to confirm whether a use or operation proposed would require planning permission or not.
You can apply for a Certificate of Lawful Development on either The Planning Portal
Apply for a Certificate of Lawful Development Planning Portal
When applying please read the following in order to understand everything we require to validate the application as quickly as possible.
- Application Form.
- A plan identifying the land to which the application relates drawn to an identified scale and showing the direction of north.
- A plan identifying the area to which work is proposed – This can be a plan showing the measurement of the Kerb that is proposed to be dropped. Please include dimensions on this plan. For example 2.5 metres.
- The appropriate fee.
Once an application is valid, the Council will have up to eight weeks to assess the information provided. Please note that we are unable to provide this service any other way. Requests for a determination on whether a dropped kerb is lawful must be done via a lawful development certificate.