Site Location Plans - How to get it right

Site Location plans can be expensive when prepared by an architect or other professional, for this reason many homeowners choose to create the site location plan themselves.

Common mistakes when preparing a site plan are:

• incorrect scale
• scale bar missing
• map is printed at the wrong scale
• red outline incorrectly placed
• blue outline is missing
• the mapping used is out of date
• the licence information for the map is missing

In order for your planning application to be processed it must have an accompanying site location plan, and this needs to meet certain criteria. These criteria are:

• based on high quality map data
• latest revision of mapping
• to a standard metric scale used for location plans
• scale bar clearly visible and correct
• printed to exactly the right size
• include red outline for the application area
• include blue outline if necessary

Guaranteed for Planning

Our Plans are guaranteed to meet the requirements of your Planning Authority.

Review of our Site Location Plan Service

"Great Service, and a pleasure to speak with you. I would definitely recomend."

Mr Biggly, London

Site Location Plan Scales

We usually produce Site Location Plans in the following scales:

1:1,250 - See a Sample

1:2,500 - See a Sample

Example of Block Plan showing required items

Example Site Location Plan:

Commonly Asked Questions About Site Location Plans

How can I get a Site Location Plan?

To order a Site Location Plan fill in our online form above or call us on 01856 252 049.

Do I need to submit a Printed Map or an Electronic Copy?

Most councils will accept either. It is much quicker for us to send you an electronic copy of your map - this will be sent to your by email within the hour. However, we do not have to charge VAT on printed site location plans, so these are significantly cheaper.

Why is there no VAT?

Printed site location plans are exempt from VAT.

What format are Site Location Plans avialable in?

Our site location plans are available as PDF or printed maps.

My council have asked for a Site  Location Plan at 1:1,250 scale, what  does this mean?

This means your site location plan should be mapped at 1:1,250 scale, or every feature should be represented at exactly 1/1250th of its real size.

What are 2 named roads?

Most councils require your site location plan to include 2 adjacent or nearby roads with their names clearly shown. This is to help them to locate your site.

Further information

For further guidance on other plans please see the following pages:

Information on Block Plans

Information on Site Plans

Information on Location Plans