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
Five Firs The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TD
Five Firs The Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6TD
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View council mapHouseholder Application - Erection of first floor extension to front and rear Erection of single storey ground floor front extension. Change of facing materials.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| PLANNING PERMISSION - REFUSALDecision · PDF | 6 Aug 2026 | View |
| OFFICER DELEGATED REPORTOfficer Delegated Report · PDF | 6 Aug 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENTAdditional Information · PDF | 18 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| L001 LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| E001 EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| E100 EXISTING GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| E101 EXISTING ROOF AND BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| E200 EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| E201 EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| P001 PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| P100 PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| P101 PROPOSED ROOF AND BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| P200 PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| P201 PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| DESIGN ACCESS AND PLANNING STATMENTReport · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
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Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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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.