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
1 School House, Bishops Stortford College Maze Green Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2PQ
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1 School House, Bishops Stortford College Maze Green Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2PQ
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View council map(Part retrospective)Redevelopment of the compound area at Bishops Stortford College, including demolition of existing structures, construction of new workshop, associated mechanical and electrical works, drainage, and site access improvements
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| FULL APPROVAL DECISIONDecision Notice · PDF | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report · PDF | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| BISHOPS STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL - 20/5/26Correspondence In - Town/Parish · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| NOISE AND LIGHT -18/5/26Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · PDF | 18 May 2026 | View |
| BERNARD ASHPOLE - 13/5/26Neighbour Correspondence · PDF | 13 May 2026 | View |
| CONSERVATION TEAM 12/5/26Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE - 11/5/26Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · PDF | 11 May 2026 | View |
| BERNARD ASHPOLE - 11/5/26Neighbour Correspondence · PDF | 11 May 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 6/5/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 6 May 2026 | View |
| HIGHWAYS - 5/5/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 5 May 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (AMENDED)Supporting Documents · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| BNG ANSWERSSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| BNG METRIC (AMENDED)Supporting Documents | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| BNG NET GAIN CALCULATION (AMENDED)Supporting Documents · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| PRE-EXISTING BLOCK PLANAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSProposed Elevations · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANFloorplan/Elevation drawing · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| DRAINAGE PLANLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Correspondence · PDF | 7 Jan 2026 | View |
| DRAINAGE STATEMENT ADDENDUMSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGY - 10/12/25Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 10 Dec 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE - 31/10/25Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · PDF | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| NOISE AND LIGHT - 12/10/25Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · PDF | 12 Oct 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION TEAM 22/9/25Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 22/9/25Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| BISHOPS STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL 18/9/25Correspondence In - Town/Parish · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| MR BERNARD ASHPOLE - 16.09.2025Neighbour Correspondence · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAYS - 10/9/25Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED TREE PROTECTION PLANLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
| TREE SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
| SITE/BLOCK PLAN - EXISTINGLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
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FULL APPROVAL DECISIONConditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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.