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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Northstowe Education Campus, Land Adjacent To Stirling Road, Northstowe New Town, Cambridge, CB24 1BN
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Outline permission for the remaining part of the secondary school comprising 8 forms of entry (1200 pupils); a 3 form of entry primary school (630 pupils); a post 16 education college (400 places), the remaining part of the indoor sports facilities, playing fields, car and cycle parking, landscaping and ancillary development, Full permission for part of a new secondary school comprising 4 forms of entry (600 pupils); a Special Educational Needs School (SEN) (110 pupils); energy centre; car and cycle parking, indoor sports facilities, hard landscaped playing courts, playing fields, access, landscaping and ancillary development, Condition 21: Electric Vehicle Charging Plan - Phase 1, Condition 24: Fibre Optic Cable Access - All Phases, and Condition 29: Photovoltaic Panels - Phase 1.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION LETTERDecision | 21 May 2019 | View |
| Roof Electrical Services Layout Sheet 2 of 2 C1Application submission | 12 Feb 2019 | View |
| Roof Electrical Services Layout Sheet 3 C1Application submission | 12 Feb 2019 | View |
| Application FormApplication submission | 12 Feb 2019 | View |
| Site-wide incoming BT Broadband LayoutApplication submission | 12 Feb 2019 | View |
| Access and Parking revHApplication submission | 12 Feb 2019 | View |
| Roof Electrical Services Layout Sheet 1 C1Application submission | 12 Feb 2019 | View |
| Original Decision NoticeApplication submission | 12 Feb 2019 | View |
| Roof Electrical Services Layout Sheet 2 C1Application submission | 12 Feb 2019 | View |
| Roof Electrical Services Layout Sheet 1 of 2 C1Application submission | 12 Feb 2019 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.