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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Land East Of Bicker Fen Substation, Bicker Fen, Boston
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Land East Of Bicker Fen Substation, Bicker Fen, Boston
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|---|---|---|
| Planning Officer ReportReport · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| Independent Landscape and Visual AppraisalGeneral · PDF | 12 Mar 2026 | View |
| Type 3 Photo Sheets (October 2025)Plans · PDF | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-EN-1000 Landscape Mitigation PlanPlans · PDF | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| Landscape & Visual Appraisal Technical NoteGeneral · PDF | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| Confidential StatementGeneral · PDF | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2012 Typical Junction Detail Bicker DrovePlans · PDF | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2013 Typical Junction Detail Vicarage DrovePlans · PDF | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| Planning Archaeologist Response (1)Correspondence · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| Landscape and Visual Appraisal- Part 2General · PDF | 4 Jun 2025 | View |
| Landscape and Visual Appraisal- Part 3General · PDF | 4 Jun 2025 | View |
| Landscape and Visual Appraisal- Part 4General · PDF | 4 Jun 2025 | View |
| Landscape and Visual Appraisal- Part 1General · PDF | 4 Jun 2025 | View |
| Landscape and Visual Appraisal- Part 5General · PDF | 4 Jun 2025 | View |
| Anglian Water Services Limited Response (1)Correspondence · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2008 Security and Fire Fighting DetailsPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Decision for B/24/0266General · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Biodiversity Net Gain AssessmentGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2000 Site Location PlanPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2007 Site Cut Fill PlanPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2002 Section PlanPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Noise Impact AssessmentGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Arboricultural Impact AssessmentGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Hedgerow Survey ReportGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2006 Swept Path Articulated LorryPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Preliminary Ecological AppraisalGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2001 General ArrangementPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Framework Construction Traffic Management PlanGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Land Contamination Preliminary Risk AssessmentGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Land Contamination Preliminary Risk Assessment Part 2General · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R1-GE-DR-EE-3002 Substation GA Sections- North & SouthPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2010 Typical Elevations of Bess Unit and MV SkidPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) ReportGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Outline Construction Environmental Management PlanGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Flood Risk Technical NoteGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2004 Access Track Typical Cross SectionPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2003 General Arrangment SectionsPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Cultural Heritage Desk-Based AsseessmentGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2005 Swept Path - Fire TruckPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Covering LetterGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Transport StatementGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Outline Surface Water Drainage StrategyGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Outline Battery Safety Management PlanGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-EE-3001 Substation General ArrangementPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Water Vole Survey ReportGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Consulation ReportGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2011 Typical Welfare Building Plan & SectionsPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| The Statutory Biodivrsity MetricGeneral | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Application FormApplication form & Certificates · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R2-GE-DR-EE-3003 Substation GA Sections - East & WestPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Planning, Design and Access StatementGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| VD-ACM-R0-GE-DR-CE-2009 Construction CompoundPlans · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| Flood Risk AssessmentGeneral · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
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