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
Willow Cottage, The Street, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7LR
Last published check: 2 Oct 2026, 08:56. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDemolition of existing dwelling at Willow Cottage, The Street, Sheering, and construction of replacement dwelling. Demolition includes stables, carport and Willow Cottage, to be replaced with 2 Storey, 4 bedroom house.
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected detailsWillow Cottage, The Street, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7LR
This record has no verified map location.
| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Contaminated Land CommentsRepresentations (Neighbour/Parish Comments/Objections) · PDF | 6 Apr 2023 | View |
| Location PlanPlans · PDF | 3 Jan 2023 | View |
| Sustainability checklist · PDF | 15 Feb 2023 | View |
| DM Decision Notice.pdf · PDF | 12 Apr 2023 | View |
| Revised proposed site planPlans · PDF | 15 Feb 2023 | View |
| Existing plansPlans · PDF | 15 Feb 2023 | View |
| Tree report · PDF | 15 Feb 2023 | View |
| EFDC Environmental Protection & Drainage · PDF | 15 Mar 2023 | View |
| Delegated Report 11.4.23 | 11 Apr 2023 | View |
| Revised proposed elevationsPlans · PDF | 15 Feb 2023 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF | 3 Jan 2023 | View |
| Revised Design and Access · PDF | 15 Feb 2023 | View |
| Contaminated Land commentRepresentations (Neighbour/Parish Comments/Objections) · PDF | 10 Mar 2023 | View |
| JC Tree & Landscape Comments (1)Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 24 Feb 2023 | View |
| Preliminary Ecological Assessment · PDF | 15 Feb 2023 | View |
| Revised proposed floor plansPlans · PDF | 15 Feb 2023 | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
No related records were published in this section.
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.