Location and site plans

For most planning applications, you will need to submit a location plan and a site plan (also known as a block plan). These are supporting documents which show the location and boundaries of the site you are planning to work on.

Invalid or incomplete location and/or site plans are the most common reason that we return planning applications, causing delays. You can find advice on getting your plans and supporting documentation right on the Planning Portal website.
 

Buying a plan

You can produce and purchase the required plans (from various sources, including Ordnance Survey) online using the Planning Portal 'Buy a Plan' service. 

When using Ordnance Survey mapping, the map should:

• not be a Land Registry document
• not be used for multiple applications
• show Ordnance Survey Crown copyright as an acknowledgment
• not be a photocopy or screen grab image
• not be copied from existing Ordnance Survey mapping if using hand drawn maps, such as standard sheets

If the plan does not indicate Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright and/or a License Number, you will be required to verify where you got the plan from. If you are unable to produce sufficient detail, then your application may be deemed invalid.

Where a planning applicant/agent repeatedly submits plans which appear to be based on unlicensed Ordnance Survey mapping, we will inform Ordnance Survey so that it can investigate any potential infringement.