Validation Checklists - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

L16UTILITIES STATEMENTRequired for:• Applications for residential developments of 10 or more dwellings,• Applications in excess of 1000 square metres of floor spaceUtilities statements should demonstrate that:• The availability of utility services has been examined and that the proposal would notresult in undue stress on the delivery of those services to the wider community• The proposals incorporate any utility company requirements for substations,telecommunications equipment or similar structures• Service routes have been planned to avoid as far as possible the potential for damage totrees & archaeological remains..Refer to:• www.united.utilities.comContact:Lesley Johnson, United Utilities. Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue,GreatSankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP. E-mail Lesley.Johnson@uupplc.co.ukL17 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTRequired where:• An application affects any known or suspected archaeological site.The Archaeological Assessment should be prepared by a competent person and submitted inaccordance with advice in NPPF.Refer to:• NPPF• Historic Environment Planning Practice Guide (paragraphs 99 -109)• Policy HD18 Blackburn with Darwen Local Plan• www.english-heritage.org.ukContact: archaeology@lancashire.gov.uk planning@blackburn.gov.uk24