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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Romsey House 274 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3NQ
Romsey House 274 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3NQ
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View council mapChange of use from a language school (Use Class F1, formerly D1) to student accommodation (Use Class C2), and associated external landscape amendments including cycle parking, refuse store and air source heat pumps and enclosure.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| DELEGATION REPORTApplication Committee / Delegated Report · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| EOT REQUESTExtension of Time Request · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comments · PDF | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| PRELIMINARY BAT ROOST ASSESSMENTApplication Information · PDF | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| EOT REQUESTExtension of Time Request · PDF | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| EOT AGREEMENT 24.3.2026Agent / Applicant Comments · PDF | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| TREESConsultee Comments | 26 Feb 2026 | View |
| EF STUDENTS CONFIRMATION LETTERApplication Information · PDF | 19 Feb 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT & TREE PROTECTION PLANApplication Information · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| EOT REQUESTExtension of Time Request · PDF | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 21 Jan 2026 | View |
| BNE - CONSERVATIONConsultee Comments | 21 Jan 2026 | View |
| TREESConsultee Comments · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTHConsultee Comments | 15 Jan 2026 | View |
| DRAINAGEConsultee Comments | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comments · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comments · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comments · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comments · PDF | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURSNeighbour/Consultee Notification List · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICEApplication Press/Site Notices · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTALAttachment Summary · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ASHP ENCLOSURE PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING BASEMENT PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| COVER LETTERApplication Information · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ASHP PLAN AND ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS 03 & 04Drawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS 05 & 06Drawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS 07,08 & 09Drawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 01 & 02Drawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 03 & 04Drawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 05 & 06Drawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS 01 & 02Drawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTApplication Information · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 07,08 & 09Drawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTApplication Information · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATONS, REFUSE STORE, CYCLE PARK AREA AND MAIN GATEDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS, REFUSE STORE, CYCLE PARKING AREA AND MAIN GATEDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| TREE SURVEY AND ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 18 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.