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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Morgans Farm Chelmsford Road High Ongar Ongar Essex CM4 0LQ
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Council sourceDemolition of the existing buildings and erection of 3 no. 4-bed, single storey dwellings
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat Regulations Assessment [Morgans Farm] · PDF | 22 Jul 2022 | View |
| Amendments · PDF | 12 Aug 2022 | View |
| Essex County Council - Highways | 16 Sept 2022 | View |
| DM Decision Notice.pdf · PDF | 12 Dec 2022 | View |
| Application Form (Redacted) · PDF | 22 Jul 2022 | View |
| Superseded Tree Report · PDF | 22 Jul 2022 | View |
| Amended Plans · PDF | 12 Aug 2022 | View |
| Ecological Survey · PDF | 22 Jul 2022 | View |
| Conservation: DC Consultation · PDF | 30 Sept 2022 | View |
| Landscape Report · PDF | 22 Jul 2022 | View |
| Amended Proposed Site Layout Plan · PDF | 12 Aug 2022 | View |
| MB - Tree and Landscape comments (1)Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 26 Jul 2022 | View |
| Morgans Farm - 3 4 New Dwellinghouse GB - LB- Caroline - Final report | 12 Dec 2022 | View |
| MB - Tree and Landscape comments (2)Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 11 Aug 2022 | View |
| Contaminated Land | 31 Aug 2022 | View |
| Tree survey and constraints plan · PDF | 22 Jul 2022 | View |
| D A S · PDF | 22 Jul 2022 | View |
| All PlansPlan · PDF | 22 Jul 2022 | View |
| Contamination Report 3102 Rpt 1 v1 · PDF | 22 Jul 2022 | View |
| Land Drainage · PDF | 4 Aug 2022 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.