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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Water Lane United Reform Church Water Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2JZ
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Water Lane United Reform Church Water Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2JZ
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View council mapSingle storey extension to the southern and western elevations of the building to provide additional ancillary floorspace
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|---|---|---|
| FULL APPROVAL DECISIONDecision Notice · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 15/6/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| BISHOPS STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL - 20/5/26Correspondence In - Town/Parish · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| CONSERVATION TEAM - 20/5/26Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH ELEVATIONExisting Elevations · PDF | 13 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANProposed Floor Plans · PDF | 13 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANProposed Floor Plans · PDF | 13 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANProposed Floor Plans · PDF | 13 May 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLAND - 5/5/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 5 May 2026 | View |
| WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING AND RECORDINGSupporting Documents · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL)Supporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANExisting Floor Plans · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANExisting Floor Plans · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANExisting Floor Plans · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION B-BOther Drawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION C-COther Drawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATIONExisting Elevations · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING EAST ELEVATIONExisting Elevations · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING WEST ELEVATIONExisting Elevations · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION B-BOther Drawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION C-COther Drawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONProposed Elevations · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST ELEVATIONProposed Elevations · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONProposed Elevations · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONProposed Elevations · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC MAPSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE AND PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| BLOCK PLANLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| TREE SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLISTSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| CARBON REDUCTION TEMPLATESupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN (CTMP)Supporting Documents · PDF | 20 Apr 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.