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.
Council planning record
Chestnut Farm, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicestershire, LE7 4UZ
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Chestnut Farm, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicestershire, LE7 4UZ
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Erection of a solar farm (26MW) with associated works, equipment and infrastructure
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| 16A Landscape StrategyCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Customer substationCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HDBA - Part 6Council document | Not published | View |
| Energy Storage ContainerCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Biodiversity Net Gain NoteCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Flood Risk Assessment Issue 2 Part 3 of 3 - Part 2 of 2Council document | Not published | View |
| Glint Assessment v1 with Appendices Part 1 - redactedCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HDBA - Part 7Council document | Not published | View |
| Construction Traffic Management PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Biodiversity Management PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Fig 5 Context Baseline viewCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Gate Fence Road Camera DishCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Supporting informationCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Fig 3Council document | Not published | View |
| Design and access statementCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Covering letterCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Inv Trafo StationCouncil document | Not published | View |
| eDNA Survey reportCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Fig 4 SZTVCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Storage containerCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LVIA FinalCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Agricultural Land ClassificationCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Arboricultural Impact Statement rev C - part 2Council document | Not published | View |
| Fig 2 EDPCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HDBA - Part 3Council document | Not published | View |
| Mounting Structure 25 deg Front 0.6mCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Mounting Structure (1Axis Tracker)Council document | Not published | View |
| Sequential Test (Flood)Council document | Not published | View |
| Glint Assessment v1 with Appendices - Part 2Council document | Not published | View |
| Arboricultural Imapct Assessment Rev C - Part 1Council document | Not published | View |
| HDBA - Part 1Council document | Not published | View |
| Fig 7 Landscape StrategyCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 01A - SLPCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Mounting Structure 23 deg front 1.0mCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HDBA - Part 2Council document | Not published | View |
| Flood Risk Assessment Issue 2 Part 1 of 3Council document | Not published | View |
| Fig 1Council document | Not published | View |
| 02A EDPCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Mounting Structure 25 deg Front 0.6m BallastCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 16 - Planting scheduleCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HDBA - Part 4Council document | Not published | View |
| Fig 3Council document | Not published | View |
| Appendix 1 LVIA Non EIACouncil document | Not published | View |
| 03H site layoutCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Flood Risk Assessment Issue 2 Part 2 of 3Council document | Not published | View |
| Application formCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HDBA - Part 5Council document | Not published | View |
| Flood Risk Assessment Issue 2 Part 3 of 3 - Part 1Council document | Not published | View |
| Site NoticeCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Photographs - Marshdale Farmhouse, Syston RoadCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Photographs - Marshdale Farmhouse, Syston RoadCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Photographs - Marshdale Farmhouse, Syston RoadCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Marshdale Farmhouse, Syston RoadCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Cossington Parish CouncilCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Press advertisementCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Appendix 4 - Biodiversity Management PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Appendix 2 - Great Crested Newt eDNA Survey ReportCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Appendix 5 - Biodiversity Net Gain AssessmentCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Ecological Assessment ReportCouncil document | Not published | View |
| CBC Environmental HealthCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Natural EnglandCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC Lead Local Flood AuthorityCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Environment AgencyCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 143 Main StreetCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 145 Main StreetCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 145 Main StreetCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Highways EnglandCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Canal & River TrustCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HighwaysCouncil document | Not published | View |
| East Midlands Airport commentsCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Network Rail commentsCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 70 Main StreetCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC Lead Local Flood AuthorityCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Glint assessment - Technical NoteCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Neighbour comment - J BurnageCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Highways EnglandCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Additional info - Technical Note Dealing with Minimum Panel HeightCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Amended Site layout planCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Amended Solar panel typeCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Environment AgencyCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Chestnut Solar Farm_Tech Drawings_-Mounting Structure(1Axis Tracker)Council document | Not published | View |
| Chestnut Solar Farm_Tech Drawings_-Mounting Structure_23deg-Front 1.0mCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Chestnut Solar Farm_Tech Drawings_-Mounting Structure_25deg-Front-0.6mCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Chestnut Solar Farm_Tech Drawings_-Mounting Structure_25deg-Front-0.6m_BallastCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Chestnut Farm_Tech Drawings_ DNO-Containerised SubstationCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Transformer StationCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Officer ReportCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Decision NoticeCouncil document | Not published | 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.