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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The Rookery Bignell Park Bicester Road Chesterton OX26 1UF
The Rookery Bignell Park Bicester Road Chesterton OX26 1UF
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Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development: 05/02286/F permission was granted as part of the house extension to build a garage. This garage was never built and I would like to now build this. Does the permission still stand as the works for the main property were started and completed.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| App FormApplication Documents | 19 Dec 2025 | View |
| Location PlanPlans - Site | 5 Jan 2026 | View |
| Proposed plansPlans - Proposed | 19 Dec 2025 | View |
| Building ControlConsultation Response | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| Delegated Officer Report - FINALOfficer Report | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| DN mapDecision | 19 Dec 2025 | View |
| Decision Notice - FINALDecision | 23 Feb 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.