The Planning Authority Standards are:
1. File sizes for electronic submissions
- No individual file is greater than 5 Mb
- No .zip or .exe files are submitted
2. Drawings
- Drawings submitted in single layer PDF format
- Supply drawings in A3 - where possible
- Do not supply drawings with optional scales at different paper sizes
- Scanned drawings are a minimum 200 dpi resolution
- List of drawings supplied to include drawing number, description and paper size
- Critical dimensions checked on PDF and are in scale
- Orientation of PDF drawings correct when viewed on screen
- Include a scale bar and key dimensions on all drawings
3. Other documents
- Letters and reports must be in PDF format
4. Photographs
- List of photographs or photo montages annotated with title and context or purpose explained
- Size of each photograph file to be below 1 Mb
- Photographs to be a maximum size of 15x10cm
5. Electronic file naming
- A list of all submitted documents is included
- All document and drawing file names include brief description in plain English