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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Pret A Manger 4A Pingle Drive Bicester OX26 6WD
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Council sourceVariation of Condition 3 (development use) of 19/00135/F - Proposed condition wording: “The development hereby approved shall only be used for the purposes of providing a factory outlet shopping centre selling discounted high end designer goods, with ancillary office space for the management and operation of the centre, except to allow alternative uses subject to the following limits as apply to the whole of the Bicester Village Outlet Shopping Centre (as it exists at the date of this permission): 5,000 sqm floorspace (GIA) only for the display or retail sale of high end goods, other than hot food within Class E(a) use; for the sale of food and drink principally to visiting members of the public where consumption of that food and drink is mostly undertaken on the premises within Class E(b) use; for indoor sport, recreation or fitness (not involving motorised vehicles or firearms) within Class E(d) use; and for creche, day nursery or day centre (not including a residential use) within Class E(f) use ((as defined in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987 [as amended]); 1,000 sqm floorspace (GIA) of high end, full price confectionary and convenience goods sales within Class E(a) use (as defined in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987 [as amended]); 1,000 sqm floorspace (GIA) at ground floor level across up to five retail units (Class E(a)) for the sale of full price high end designer goods but with no more than 330 sqm of internal floorspace in any one retail unit being used for such purposes.”
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Cover LetterApplication Documents | 27 Jan 2021 | View |
| App FormApplication Documents | 27 Jan 2021 | View |
| Bicester Village Response to Rocke letterApplication Documents | 16 Mar 2021 | View |
| Oxfordshire County CouncilConsultation Response | 24 Feb 2021 | View |
| Planning PolicyConsultation Response | 18 Mar 2021 | View |
| Bicester Town CouncilConsultation Response | 22 Mar 2021 | View |
| Bicester Town CouncilConsultation Response | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| Delegated Officer ReportOfficer Report | 19 May 2021 | View |
| Final Decision NoticeDecision | 19 May 2021 | 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.