Description
Planning permission is a relatively recent development and dates from the late nineteenth century in most places.
Once introduced, all new buildings and extensions had to have plans drawn up by an architect. Many archives have large collections of these plans as the local authority, generally also the planning authority, kept copies.
They can relate to individual domestic or public buildings or to whole housing estates. Plans were drawn up for public buildings such as schools before this date.
Architects' plans are attractive as well as informative and you may be able to obtain photocopies although there will often be restrictions due to size or condition.
Location
Archive repositories
Ideas for Use
- To study the history of a building.
- To compare homes in the Victorian period with homes in the 1930s or homes today.
- To introduce architectural terms and skills such as scale