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.
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Land off Houghton Main Colliery Roundabout, Park Spring Road, Little Houghton, Barnsley, S71 5EX
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Council sourceDischarge of condition 17 of planning application 2018/1437 - Variation of conditions (4, 17, 18, 19 and 20) of application 2015/0137 Erection of a Renewable Energy Park to allow for Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and waste wood to be used for energy recovery, to increase the capacity limit and daily traffic movements along with amended routing of delivery vehicles and to extend construction hours.
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Sign in to view collected detailsLand off Houghton Main Colliery Roundabout, Park Spring Road, Little Houghton, Barnsley, S71 5EX
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 20190573 ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf ( 1.55 MB )Council document | Not published | View |
| 20190573 Houghton Ponds.pdf ( 0.31 MB )Council document | Not published | View |
| 20190573 Appendix C GCN eDNA Results.pdf ( 0.15 MB )Council document | Not published | View |
| 20190573 Discharge of Condition 17.pdf ( 0.16 MB )Council document | Not published | View |
| 20190573 eDNA results letter - 1040028 - 65929.pdf ( 1.13 MB )Council document | Not published | View |
| RCEI52856-002 R Final Rev 1_Part1.pdf ( 5.24 MB )Council document | Not published | View |
| RCEI52856-002 R Final Rev 1_Part2.pdf ( 4.8 MB )Council document | Not published | View |
| RCEI52856-002 R Final Rev 1_Part3.pdf ( 0.28 MB )Council document | Not published | View |
| RCEI54564-002R_Final.pdf ( 6.77 MB )Council document | Not published | View |
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