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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Land At Chesterton Sidings, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Land At Chesterton Sidings, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Erection of a station building with passenger waiting facilities, toilets, ticket office, retail space, amenity space, rail staff accommodation and facilities. The development also includes two main line platforms and a bay platform with a footbridge (with lifts) providing access over the main lines and operational sidings from the station building to the platforms. External works include car (450 spaces) and cycle (1000 spaces) parking and hard and soft landscaping. Construction of new vehicular access from Cowley Road and new pedestrian and cycle links to the surrounding area. The development will be linked to the existing guided 'Busway' network by a short length of new busway connecting to a longer section of track which is authorised by an existing planning permission. , Condition 25 - Details of footways & cycle paths along Cowley Road
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| decision letterDecision | 22 Dec 2014 | View |
| Access at Nuffield Rd allotmentsApplication submission | 18 Dec 2014 | View |
| Cowley Rd footpath/cycleway, western partApplication submission | 18 Dec 2014 | View |
| Moss Bank footpath/cycleway accessApplication submission | 18 Dec 2014 | View |
| Cover letterApplication submission | 18 Dec 2014 | View |
| Cowley Rd footpath/cycleway, eastern partApplication submission | 18 Dec 2014 | View |
| Access from Nuffield Close to buswayApplication submission | 18 Dec 2014 | View |
| from Highway AuthorityConsultee comment | 18 Dec 2014 | View |
| response from SCDCConsultee comment | 18 Dec 2014 | View |
| from Cambridge Cycle CampaignConsultee comment | 18 Dec 2014 | View |
| from Cambridge Cycling CampaignConsultee comment | 18 Dec 2014 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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