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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17 The Old Maltings Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
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17 The Old Maltings Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
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View council mapChange of use of two 1st floor office units (Class E(c)(ii)) to two one-bedroom flats (Class C3), insertion of north side door, removal of flues and retrospective window alterations.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL REFUSAL DECISIONDecision Notice · PDF | 24 Jul 2026 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report · PDF | 24 Jul 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY - 9/7/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND - 8/7/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| CONSERVATION TEAM 6/7/26Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · PDF | 6 Jul 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 1/7/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| WASTE SERVICES - 29/6/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| NORTH ELEVATION - EXISTINGExisting Elevations · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| NORTH ELEVATION - PROPOSEDProposed Elevations · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR - EXISTINGExisting Floor Plans · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR - EXISTINGExisting Floor Plans · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| CONSERVATION TEAM 16/6/26Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| GRAHAM KNIGHT-13/6/26Neighbour Correspondence · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| GAVIN VICARY -14/6/26Neighbour Correspondence · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| NOISE AND LIGHT - 10/6/26Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · PDF | 10 Jun 2026 | View |
| BISHOPS STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL - 9/6/26Correspondence In - Town/Parish · PDF | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND - 4/6/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOORProposed Floor Plans · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY - 3/6/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 28/5/26Consultee Correspondence · PDF | 28 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED 1ST FLOOR PLANProposed Floor Plans · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONSFloorplan/Elevation drawing · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLISTSupporting Documents · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION, ENERGY AND WATER STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRESupporting Documents · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 24 Apr 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 24 Apr 2026 | View |
| BLOCK PLANLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 24 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED EAST ELEVATIONSFloorplan/Elevation drawing · PDF | 24 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONSFloorplan/Elevation drawing · PDF | 24 Apr 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 24 Apr 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 24 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.