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
21 - 23 West Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DP
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21 - 23 West Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DP
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View council mapRefurbishment and internal reconfiguration of nos. 21 and 23 West Road to include replacement windows, rainwater goods, removal of the external fire escape and installation of an internal stair, conversion of an existing garage to a plant room, erection of a single storey link pavilion to provide a new entrance, study spaces, and level access between the two buildings, conversion of the existing Fellows set into a flexible, self-contained accessible unit with associated ramped access, improvements to thermal efficiency, and associated landscaping.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 28 Aug 2026 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTApplication Committee / Delegated Report · PDF | 28 Aug 2026 | View |
| TREESConsultee Comments · PDF | 5 Aug 2026 | View |
| BNE - CONSERVATIONConsultee Comments · PDF | 4 Aug 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comments · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 29 Jul 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTHConsultee Comments | 24 Jul 2026 | View |
| WASTE - SHARED SERVICEConsultee Comments · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| WASTE - SHARED SERVICEConsultee Comments · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCEApplication Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| BAT SURVEY REPORTApplication Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTER AMENDED PLANSApplication Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - NORTH AND SOUTHDrawings · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - EAST AND WESTDrawings · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE SECTIONSDrawings · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| LETTER OF APPLICATION RESUBMISSIONApplication Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comments · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| COLLEGE RESPONSE TO PUBLIC BENEFIT VS HARMApplication Information · PDF | 12 Feb 2026 | View |
| COLLEGE RESPONSE TO PUBLIC BENEFIT VS HARMApplication Information · PDF | 12 Feb 2026 | View |
| EMAIL FROM APPLICANT WITH FURTHER JUSTIFICATION AND QUESTIONSAgent / Applicant Comments · PDF | 12 Feb 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL FOR SELWYN COLLEGEApplication Information · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY METHOD STATEMENT FOR SELWYN COLLEGEApplication Information · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| BNE - CONSERVATIONConsultee Comments · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 21 Jan 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTHConsultee Comments | 21 Jan 2026 | View |
| TREESConsultee Comments · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comments · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 31 Dec 2025 | View |
| MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURSNeighbour/Consultee Notification List · PDF | 31 Dec 2025 | View |
| WASTE - SHARED SERVICEConsultee Comments · PDF | 31 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICEApplication Press/Site Notices · PDF | 31 Dec 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGY BNG METRICApplication Information | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTALAttachment Summary · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE PLANNING STATEMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| COVERING LETTERApplication Information · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS - NORTH AND SOUTHDrawings · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS - EAST AND WESTDrawings · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
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