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 Adjacent To, 1-3, Sewage Works Houses, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0AP
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Land Adjacent To, 1-3, Sewage Works Houses, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0AP
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The change of use of an area of vacant land to be developed in association with the adjacent waste transfer station and concrete batching plant. The development includes a hardstanding area on which to store empty skips; car parking for site operatives,extension of a hard surface for overnight parking of HGVs and provision of a serviced Portakabin which will serve as a welfare and security facility (Part retrospective) , , Condition 11: Compensatory tree planting scheme, , Condition 13: Pollution risk assessment & surface water disposal scheme
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision letterDecision | 13 Sept 2017 | View |
| Application FormApplication submission | 25 Jul 2017 | View |
| Covering LetterApplication submission | 25 Jul 2017 | View |
| Planning StatementApplication submission | 25 Jul 2017 | View |
| App 2 - Pollution Risk Assessment & Disposal of Surface WaterApplication submission | 25 Jul 2017 | View |
| App 1 - Proposed Compensatory PlantingApplication submission | 25 Jul 2017 | View |
| from EA re interceptorConsultee comment | 13 Sept 2017 | View |
| from Environment AgencyConsultee comment | 28 Jul 2017 | View |
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