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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Hole Farm Hole Farm Lane Great Warley Essex CM13 3JD
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Council sourceNon-Material Amendment to application 24/01336/REM (Approval of Reserved Matters (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) following hybrid planning permission 23/00862/FUL (Demolition of grain and agricultural machinery stores. Creation of a community woodland facility comprising: new community building, including staff welfare and office facilities and outdoor terrace, construction of a Forestry England Barn, new vehicular access into a 94-space car, with EV charging points and overflow area; coach parking space, staff and disabled car parking, service yard and vehicle turning circle, surfaced and unsurfaced woodland paths, creation of six new ponds and informal natural play areas, bin store, cycle parking and landscaping (detailed application). Construction of an open sided visitor shelter, modular cafe with covered outdoor seating area, and WC facilities, substation and (outline application all matters, except access, reserved) to allow for changes to the opening at the serving hatch from bi-fold shutters to external roller shutters and changes to the fa�ade of the building.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 28 Nov 2025 | View |
| ReportReport · PDF | 28 Nov 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| HE540039-BAL-SGN-RN_S15_ZZ-DR-AX-000350 - REV CO2 - HOLE FARM CAFE GROUND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| HE540039-BAL-SGN-RN_S15_ZZ-DR-AX-000353 - REV CO2 - HOLE FARM CAFE ELEVATIONS 1Drawing · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| HE540039-BAL-HGN-RN_S15_ZZ-SK-CH-000007 - REV P01 - SITE LOCATION PLANSite Plan · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| COVER LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Nov 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.