ECAB 2021
11. Foul Sewage
Please state how foul sewage is to be disposed of:
Mains sewer
Septic tank
Package treatment plant
Cess pit
Other
Are you proposing to
connect to the existing drainage system?
NoYes
If Yes, please include the details of the existing system on the
application drawings and state references for the
plan(s)/drawing(s):
12. Assessment of Flood Risk
Is the site within an area at risk of flooding? (Refer to the
Environment Agency's Flood Map showing flood zones 2 and 3 and
consult Environment Agency standing advice and your local
planning authority requirements for information as necessary.)
Yes
No
If Yes, you will need to submit a Flood Risk Assessment to consider
the risk to the proposed site.
Is your proposal within 20 metres of a
watercourse (e.g. river, stream or beck)?
NoYes
Will the proposal increase
the flood risk elsewhere?
Yes
No
How will surface water be disposed of?
Sustainable drainage system
Soakaway
Main sewer
Existing watercourse
Pond/lake
13. Biodiversity and Geological Conservation
To assist in answering the following questions refer to the guidance
notes for further information on when there is a reasonable
likelihood that any important biodiversity or geological
conservation features may be present or nearby and whether
they are likely to be affected by your proposals.
Having referred to the guidance notes, is there a reasonable
likelihood of the following being affected adversely or conserved
and enhanced within the application site, or on land adjacent to
or near the application site?
a) Protected and priority species:
Yes, on the development site
Yes, on land adjacent to or near the proposed development
No
b) Designated sites, important habitats or other biodiversity
features:
Yes, on the development site
Yes, on land adjacent to or near the proposed development
No
c) Features of geological conservation importance:
Yes, on the development site
Yes, on land adjacent to or near the proposed development
No
14. Existing Use
Please describe the current use of the site:
Is the site currently vacant?
Yes No
If Yes, please describe the last use of the site:
When did this use end (if known)?
DD/MM/YYYY
(date where known may be approximate)
Does the proposal involve any of the following?
If yes, you will need to submit an appropriate contamination
assessment with your application.
Land which is known to be contaminated?
Yes
No
Land where contamination is
suspected for all or part of the site?
Yes No
A proposed use that would
be particularly vulnerable
to the presence of contamination?
Yes No
15. Trees and Hedges
Yes No
Yes
No
Are there trees or hedges on the
proposed development site?
And/or: Are there trees or hedges on land adjacent to the
proposed development site that could influence the
development or might be important as part
of the local landscape character?
If Yes to either or both of the above, you may need to provide a full
Tree Survey, at the discretion of your local planning authority. If a
Tree Survey is required, this and the accompanying plan should be
submitted alongside your application. Your local planning
authority should make clear on its website what the survey should
contain, in accordance with the current 'BS5837: Trees in relation to
design, demolition and construction - Recommendations'.
No
Yes
16. Trade Effluent
Does the proposal involve the need to
dispose of trade effluents or waste?
If Yes, please describe the nature, volume and means of disposal
of trade effluents or waste
