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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Park Cottage 4 High Road Epping CM16 4DJ
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Park Cottage 4 High Road Epping CM16 4DJ
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Retrospective consent for change of use from an office (art studio) to residential use (C3).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DC Consultation (External) | 28 May 2021 | View |
| DC Parish Council Responses | 10 May 2021 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications · PDF | 8 Apr 2021 | View |
| DC Consultation (External) | 29 Apr 2021 | View |
| Plans: Floorplans | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| Development Control Application Decision Notices | 16 Jul 2021 | View |
| DC Officer Report | 16 Jul 2021 | View |
| Conservation: DC Consultation | 20 May 2021 | View |
| Plans: Elevations | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| Plans: Elevations | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| Plans: Elevations | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| Plans: Other Miscellaneous Plans | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| Conservation: DC Consultation | 15 Jul 2021 | View |
| Plans: Section Plan | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| Plans: Location plan · PDF | 6 Apr 2021 | View |
| Development Control - Application Forms | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| Plans: Elevations | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| Plans: Floorplans | 17 Jun 2021 | View |
| Plans: Roof Plan | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| Plans: Section Plan | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications | 7 Jul 2021 | View |
| DC Consultation (External) | 11 Jun 2021 | View |
| Plans: Section Plan | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications | 7 Jul 2021 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.