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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Brentwood Garden Centre Vicarage Close Brentwood CM14 5GR
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Council sourceDischarge of Condition 3 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation), 5 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan), 6 (Phase 2 Contamination Risk Assessment) and 7 (Remediation Contamination Scheme) of application 23/00012/FUL (Change of use of the Site including the demolition of existing buildings and use of the land for storage and distribution (Use Class B8) and erection of a bin store/bike shed; vehicular entrance gate; enhanced landscaping and perimeter fence; parking, and pedestrian footpath on Vicarage Close).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL GASConsultee Comment Public · PDF | 5 May 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTReport · PDF | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| NATIONAL GASConsultee Comment Public · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| NATIONAL GASConsultee Comment Public · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL ADVICEConsultee Comment Public · PDF | 26 Feb 2026 | View |
| NGT ASSETS TEAMSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Feb 2026 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment Public | 19 Feb 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONSULTEE RESPONSEConsultee Comment Public | 19 Feb 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANSSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN, UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE RISK ASSESSMENT & EXPLORATORY HOLE LOSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| COVER LETTER & ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| TRIAL PIT LOGSSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| CHEMICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS, GAS AND GROUNDWATER MONITORING DATA, HAZWASTE ONLINESupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION - WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS & UXO DESK STUDY & RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| TRIAL PIT LOGS & WINDOWLESS SAMPLE BOREHOLESSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| PHASE 2 ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| WASTE CLASSIFICATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| FIGURE PLANSSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | 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.