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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Chesterton Community College, Gilbert Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NY
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Chesterton Community College, Gilbert Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NY
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Expansion of Chesterton Community College from a six form entry secondary school (900 pupils) to an eight form entry secondary school (1,200 pupils), including partial demolition and erection of part one and part two storey extension to include a new main Entrance / Reception, a large Main Hall, a Dining Hall, a Kitchen, new teaching rooms, circulation space, WCs and Storage Facilities; extension to existing car park; the provision of new cycle parking; hard and soft landscaping; general building refurbishment; removal of a gas meter; and improvements to the access road with internal pedestrian crossing points. Condition 4: Materials, Condition 5: External Surfacing Materials, Condition 6: Landscaping, Condition 8: Tree Planting Scheme, Condition 9: Surface Water Drainage, Condition 10: Maintenance Arrangements for Drainage, Condition 17: BREEAM, Condition 19: Bird and Bat Boxes Scheme, Condition 20: Artificial Lighting, Condition 21: Noise Impact Assessment
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| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389-PL-DR-C-0005 C02Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389-PL-DR-C-1002 C01Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 8-External Tree ReplacementApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389-PL-DR-C-0006 C02Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389-PL-DR-C-1050 C01Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 4-Knauf Yellow STO 31411Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 20-Proposed Lighting SchemeApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 20-Existing Car Park Lighting SchemeApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 19 Ecology ReportApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389-PL-DR-C-1003 C01Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 19-Ecology Survey ReportApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Original Decision NoticeApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Construction Access_ Compound DrawingApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage Straregy AddendumApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389-PL-DR-C-1001 C01Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 6-Ornamental Planting PlanApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 4-Window & Curtain WallingApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 4-Knauf Terracotta STO 32441Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 4-All Knauf RendersApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 21-Noise Survey ReportApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389-PL-DR-C-0002 C01Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition No 17-BREEAM Design Stage CertificateApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 6-External GA (Sheet 2)Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 20-Proposed Lighting Layout (2)Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| -Condition 5-Hard Surfacing (Sheet 2) (1)Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage Specification_C01 Rev A 12.09.17Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389-PL-DR-C-0004 C01Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 5-Hard Surfacing (Sheet 2) (2)Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 4-Knauf Blue STO 35341Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 20-Proposed Lighting Layout (1)Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| 9-10-Drainage General Arrangement Overview PO2Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389-PL-DR-C-1051 C01Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389--PL-DR-C-0003 C01Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 6&8-Tree-Hedge-Seeding&TurfingApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 4-Knauf Off-White AW002Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Construction plan GP-FM-HS-042__CPHSP v3 (3) Sep 2016 revApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Conditions 9-10-Drainage 5138389-PL-DR-C-1004 C01Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 6-External GA (Sheet 1)Application submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 4-Brickwork Sample PanelApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| Condition 21-External PlantApplication submission | 31 May 2019 | View |
| from Lead Local Flood AuthorityConsultee comment | 8 Jul 2019 | View |
| from CCC EcologyConsultee comment | 21 Jun 2019 | View |
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