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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William James House Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WX
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William James House Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WX
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View council mapEIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the Proposed Development comprises the demolition of the existing buildings and the redevelopment of the Site to provide four mid-tech units within flexible commercial Use Classes E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8, together with associated reception/office accommodation, car and cycle parking, servicing yards, substation, landscaping, Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) including an attenuation basin, and associated infrastructure works.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| EIA SCREENING OPINION LETTEREIA Screening Opinion · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| EIA SCREENING OPINION MATRIXEIA Screening Opinion · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| EAST WEST RAILConsultee Comments · PDF | 13 Aug 2026 | View |
| CADENTGASConsultee Comments · PDF | 29 Jul 2026 | View |
| CADENTGASConsultee Comments · PDF | 29 Jul 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| REQUEST FOR EIA SCEEENINGApplication Information · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| COVER EMAILApplication Information · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.