Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
The Old School School Lane Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6LZ
The Old School School Lane Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6LZ
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View council mapApplication under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents), Condition 3 (Off-Site Highways Improvement), Condition 4 (Visibility Splays), Condition 5 (Parking and Manoeuvring), Condition 6 (Bins), Condition 8 (Landscaping Scheme), Condition 13 (Ecological Appraisal Recommendations), Condition 15 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout); and removal of Condition 14 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of planning permission DC/24/02317 dated: 03/02/2025 - Conversion of vacant offices (Class E) to Class F.1 Educational Use (Day school, SEN teaching provision); Creation of ramped access, covered cycle stands, bin storage area, sensory garden, multipurpose games area and boundary security fencing.
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| VARIATION/REMOVAL OF CONDITION - GRANTDecision · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| OFFICER DELEGATED REPORTOfficer Delegated Report · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| NATIONAL LANDSCAPE COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Feb 2026 | View |
| RIGHTS OF WAY RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Feb 2026 | View |
| SPORT ENGLAND COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLANDrawing Amended · PDF | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTERAdditional Information | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTERAdditional Information · PDF | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKEConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Jan 2026 | View |
| NATIONAL LANDSCAPE TEAM RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| STRATFORD ST MARY PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| SCC HIGHWAYS COMMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| SPORT ENGLAND RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Jan 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 31 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY_GAIN_PLANOther · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN 1001 02ADrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| BNG METRIC.XLSOther | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN 321_ALM_1010ADrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN 321_ALM_1011ADrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN 321_ALM_1012ADrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND BNG REPORTReport · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS 321_ALM_1030ADrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS 321_ALM_1031ADrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS 321_ALM_1034ADrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS 321_ALM_1035ADrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS 321_ALM_1036ADrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLAN 321_ALM_1013ADrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| TN01 S73 TRANSPORT TECHNICAL NOTE_RAVENSFIELD SEN SCHOOL_28.11.25 (1)Report · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| LARGE CAR VEHICLE TRACKING ASSESSMENTDrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| LIGHT VAN VEHICLE TRACKING ASSESSMENT 25-128-T-024-P01 - 4.6TDrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| REFUSE VEHICLE TRACKING ASSESSMENT 25-128-T-025-P01Drawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| ACCESS VISIBILITY ASSESSMENT (2M SET BACK) 25-128-T-026-P01Drawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN 0776-25-B-101ADrawing Superseded · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| HARD LANDSCAPE PLAN 0776-25-B-201Drawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.