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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Cambridge Business Park Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WZ
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Cambridge Business Park Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WZ
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View council mapEIA Scoping Opinion request pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for an outline planning application (all matters reserved apart from access) for the phased redevelopment of Cambridge Business Park to provide office, research and development space, retail and leisure and community uses, residential dwellings, floorspace for sui generis residential use, alongside new vehicle and pedestrian/cycle accesses, mobility hubs, landscaping, public open spaces, ancillary plant and infrastructure and associated works.
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| SUPPLEMENTARY LPA ADVICE RE. CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ASSESSMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 5 Feb 2026 | View |
| GCSP SCOPING OPINION COVER LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| CEA PROJECTS LISTApplication Information · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| EOT REQUESTExtension of Time Request · PDF | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTHConsultee Comments | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| CCC TRANSPORT TEAMConsultee Comments · PDF | 10 Dec 2025 | View |
| LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comments · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| GCSP URBAN DESIGNConsultee Comments · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| GCSP ECOLOGYConsultee Comments · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| EOT REQUESTExtension of Time Request · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comments · PDF | 28 Nov 2025 | View |
| LOCAL LEAD FLOOD AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 28 Nov 2025 | View |
| ANGLIAN WATERConsultee Comments · PDF | 26 Nov 2025 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comments · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICERConsultee Comments · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 18 Nov 2025 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 18 Nov 2025 | View |
| COVER EMAILApplication Information · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| EIA SCOPING REQUEST REPORT (PAGE 1-50)Application Information · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| EIA SCOPING REQUEST REPORT (PAGE 51-100)Application Information · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| EIA SCOPING REQUEST REPORT (PAGE 101-167)Application Information · PDF | 13 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.