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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Lake 5 Bluewater Shopping Centre
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Council sourceConstruction of an aqua park for temporary use between July and October 2021 and May to October 2022 including of one inflatable obstacle course split into three sections and other water-based activities with nine 20ft containers and three 40ft containers on the adjacent land to provide: a reception; site office; staff room; a first aid room; customer changing rooms, showers and toilets and wetsuit storage areas with associated fencing. Also provision of an ancillary caf� for use from July 2021 until October 2022.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| NEWSPAPER NOTICE ACTUALAdditional Information or Correspondence · PDF | 6 Apr 2021 | View |
| WITHDRAWNDecision Notice · PDF | 25 Mar 2021 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLAN - AP-BW-005 REV 05Drawings · PDF | 11 Mar 2021 | View |
| ELEVATIONS A-D - AP-BW-002 REV 05Drawings · PDF | 11 Mar 2021 | View |
| 3D ELEVATIONS - AP-BW-007 REV 02Drawings · PDF | 11 Mar 2021 | View |
| WETSUIT RACKS IN HANDING OUT AREADrawings · PDF | 11 Mar 2021 | View |
| OBSTACLE COURSEDrawings · PDF | 11 Mar 2021 | View |
| OBSTACLE COURSE (BIRDS EYE VIEW).Drawings · PDF | 11 Mar 2021 | View |
| CHANGING OVERVIEWDrawings · PDF | 11 Mar 2021 | View |
| BUOYANCY AID RACKDrawings · PDF | 11 Mar 2021 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN - AP-BW-001 REV 06Drawings · PDF | 5 Mar 2021 | View |
| ELEVATIONS E-H - AP-BW-004 REV 03Drawings · PDF | 5 Mar 2021 | View |
| 3D ELEVATIONS - AP-BW-008Drawings · PDF | 5 Mar 2021 | View |
| CIL FORM(1)CIL · PDF | 5 Mar 2021 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 5 Mar 2021 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTReport · PDF | 5 Mar 2021 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALReport · PDF | 5 Mar 2021 | View |
| ACOUSTIC FEASIBILITY STUDYReport · PDF | 5 Mar 2021 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 5 Mar 2021 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTReport · PDF | 5 Mar 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.