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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Birch Cottage Lynn Road Great Bircham King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 6RJ
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISIONDecision · PDF | 30 Jun 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTReport · PDF | 30 Jun 2025 | View |
| REQUEST TO CHANGE DESCRIPTIONRevised Drawing · PDF | 10 Jun 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 10 Jun 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER - BRIAN OGDENConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Jun 2025 | View |
| NCC HIGHWAYS CORRESPONDENCEConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - ASHLEY WHEELERConsultee Comment · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| WATER MANAGEMENT ALLIANCEConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| PLANNING ADMIN CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| RESPONSE TO PLANNING ADMINCorrespondence · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| AGENT CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| CIL FORM 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCIL Form · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| APPENDIX 2 SCREENING ASSESSMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| PHOTO 1Photo · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| SECTION 111 MITIGATION STRATEGYCorrespondence · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| PHOTO 2Photo · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| SECTION 4 APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENTPhoto · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| SECTION 3 SCREENINGCorrespondence · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| SHADOW HABITAT HRA GUIDANCE NOTESCorrespondence · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| CIL ANSWERCorrespondence · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| INVALID LETTER (NOT INCORRECT FEE)Invalid Letter · PDF | 1 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 1 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATION AND PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 May 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.