What is a block plan? All you need to know
What is a block plan?
Block plans are also called a site plan. If you’re involved in a house build, extension or house renovation and submitting a planning application, you’ll probably be asked for a block plan as part of this process.
How to create your block plan?
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Examples of where block plans are required
Please find some examples of where block plans are required:
Planning applications
A block plan is required in a planning application. Planning applications is a request for permission to change what currently exists on a plot of land. It can be a physical development, such as a building, house or extension and it can also be the change of use of land or buildings.
Conservation area’s have different guidelines for what would be permitted development in other areas and usually require a planning permission.
Listed building and conservation area consent
If you own a listed building and want to make changes to it, such as an alteration or an extension, you will need a block plan to get listed building consent.
Prior notification planning applications
Prior Notification Applications are made if you’re extending an agricultural building, turning an office into a residential building, demolishing a building, installing renewable energy.
License applications
Entertainment licenses, market operator licenses or felling.
Land Registration application
If you’re making an application to register ownership of land.
You may also need a block plan if you are connecting utilities. If, for example, your property requires new or a change to the supply of utilities such as gas, electricity or water.
OS MasterMap PDF Location Plan
A plan at 1:1250 scale in PDF format tailored for submitting to your local authority for a range of planning applications
More info >All Location Plans come complete with a north arrow and scale bar automatically. Your plan is free to edit after purchase.
Location Plans are processed automatically and a PDF plan is emailed within minutes.
Unusually large plans are made available to download, which also typically takes just a few minutes.
Location Plan PDFs are ready to send to your local authority electronically and ready to print.
Licence: PDF
Technical Details
- Supplier
- Ordnance Survey
- Update Cycle
- 6 weekly
- Coverage
- GB
- Scale
- 1:1250
- Formats Available
- PDF, PNG
- Stated Accuracy
- Stated Accuracy
- Stated Accuracy
- Licence Options
- Perpetual
- Delivery Timescale
- Within minutes
Related Products
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Download Samples
OS MasterMap PDF Site/Block Plan
A colour plan at 1:500 scale in PDF format tailored for submitting to your local authority for a range of planning applications.
More info >All Site/Block Plans come complete with a north arrow and scale bar. Your plan is free to edit after purchase.
Site/Block Plans process automatically and are ready within minutes.
Unusually large plans are made available to download, which also typically takes just a few minutes.
Site/Block Plans are ready to send to your local authority electronically and ready to print.
Licence: PDF
Technical Details
- Supplier
- Ordnance Survey
- Update Cycle
- 6 weekly
- Coverage
- GB
- Scale
- 1:500
- Formats Available
- PDF, PNG
- Stated Accuracy
- Stated Accuracy
- Stated Accuracy
- Licence Options
- Perpetual
- Delivery Timescale
- Within minutes
Related Products
OS MasterMap Topography Layer, Aerial Photography
Download Samples
OS MasterMap 1:500 Scale Block/Site Plan in Colour (A4): PDF
(Black & White also available)