On 6 April 2008 the new national standard
application form and national validation requirements became
mandatory. In addition Dacorum Borough Council has adopted local
validation requirements. These have been through the formal
consultation process as recommended by the Government.
Validation checklists have been drawn up for
each type of application. Validation requirements for each type of
application are in two parts. Part 1 relates to the national
requirements and Part 2 relates to the local requirements.
On 27 March 2008 the Development Control
Committee adopted the checklists which will be used for the
purposes of validating planning and associated applications.
Application Checking Service and Invalid Application
Charge
To assist in making applications, the Council
offers a service where applications can be assessed prior to
submission in terms of whether they have sufficient
information. The charge is £50 for categories A-E and £25 for
category F (see Pre-Application
Advice).
Please note that an invalid application charge
will be made where an application is submitted which fails to meet
the requirements of the Council's Validation
Checklists if the information required to make the
application valid is not received within 14 days of a written
request, or the application otherwise collected, the Council will
dispose of the application and in doing so will deduct a charge of
£50 from the planning fee submitted, before returning the
balance.
For further information, please refer to the
Council's 
Guidance
Notes for Charging for: Pre-application Advice, Invalid
Applications, and Application Checking (PDF 43.7 KB, opens in new
window)