Sections - existing and proposed
When are these required?
- Where a change in ground level is proposed or the site is sloping.
- When a new building is proposed.
- When a track is proposed.
- When new openings, new staircases or double glazing are proposed.
What is required?
Sections should be drawn at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100 and should show a cross section(s) through the proposed building(s) and/or feature. In all cases where a proposal involves a change in ground levels, illustrative drawings should be submitted to show both existing and finished levels.
For new buildings, full information should also be submitted to demonstrate how proposed buildings relate to existing site levels and neighbouring development. Such plans should show existing site levels and finished floor levels (with levels related to a fixed datum point off site) and also show the proposals in relation to adjoining buildings.
In the case of extensions to existing buildings, the levels may be evident from floor plans and elevations. Particularly in the case of sloping sites it will be necessary to show how proposals relate to existing ground levels or where ground levels outside the extension would be modified. Levels should also be taken into account in the formulation of Design and access statements, where required.
In the case of a new track, a section through the proposed track should be provided, showing the method of construction and materials.
Where new features are being introduced for example staircases, new openings or windows, especially but not exclusively, into listed buildings a cross section through the proposed feature will be required.
