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
Vitrum Building St Johns Innovation Park Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WS
Vitrum Building St Johns Innovation Park Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WS
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View council mapSubmission of details required by condition 14 (hard and soft landscaping) of planning permission 23/01487/FUL
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 30 Jan 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comments · PDF | 29 Jan 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 31 Dec 2025 | View |
| COLONNADE STEPS DETAILDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| SWALE DETAILDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR TYPICAL PLANTING DETAIL 3 - MAIN SQUARE PLANTERDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR TYPICAL PLANTING DETAIL 2 - COLONNADE PLANTERDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| AVENUE AND WOODLAND TREE PIT DETAILDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| BENCH DETAIL 3 - MAIN SQUARE CURVEDDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| BOLLARD AND KERB DETAILDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| CYCLE STAND DETAILDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| BENCH DETAIL 1 - COLONNADEDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| ACCESS COVER DETAILDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR TYPICAL DRAINAGE DETAILS 2Drawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR TYPICAL DRAINAGE DETAILS 1Drawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR TYPICAL PAVING DETAILS 2Drawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR TYPICAL PAVING DETAILS 1Drawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR HEREBACEOUS PLANTING PLANDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR TREE AND SPECIMEN PLANTING PLANDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR IRRIGATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR EDGES AND FURNITURE PLANDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| LEVELS PLANDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| SURFACE FINISHES PLANDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| FEECALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| COVERING LETTERApplication Information · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| ATTACHMENTSUMMARYApplication Information · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Information · PDF | 30 Dec 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.