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Elevations

Guidance on how to correctly produce elevation plans to accompany a planning application.

Elevation plans should:

  • Show an existing and proposed drawing for each elevation where a change is to occur
  • Be consistent (please see examples of common errors within the Elevations plans help text)  
  • Indicate where possible, the proposed building materials and the style, materials and finish of windows and doors
  • Where a proposed elevation adjoins another building or is in close proximity to it, the drawings should show the relationship between the two buildings and detail the positions of the openings on each property.

The clearest way to illustrate your proposed scheme is to include plans that show the existing i.e. the site as before any changes and the proposed i.e. the site as after the proposed changes.