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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Arena Essex Arterial Road Purfleet Essex RM19 1AE
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Arena Essex Arterial Road Purfleet Essex RM19 1AE
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View council mapConsultation on an application for outline approval (with all matters reserved, except for access) sought for: up to 2,158 dwellings comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3-bedroom units (Use Class C3); a serviced plot for a new primary / nursery school up to 1,850 sq.m; a health centre up to 1,000 sq.m (Use Class D1); community pavilion of up to 500 sq.m (Use Class D1); convenience retail store up to 400 sq.m (Use Class A1); public art together with associated vehicle parking, open space, landscape and public realm provision, ecological mitigation, highways, pedestrian and vehicular access routes, and other associated engineering, utilities and infrastructure works. Detailed approval sought for: 342 dwellings (Use Class C3) comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3-bedroom units; linear park; a lido facility with changing room facilities up to 340 sq.m (Use Class D1) and ancillary caf� up to 100 sq.m (Use Class A3); 3km of mountain bike routes and a pump track, a pedestrian / cycle link tunnel from Lakeside Shopping Centre underneath the A1306, and vehicular access from the A126, A1306 and MSA roundabout (bus / emergency) within Thurrock Council
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| OBSERVATIONS MADEDecision Notice · PDF | 28 Dec 2018 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT SHEETReport · PDF | 28 Dec 2018 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.