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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Ark Royal, Carters Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0NX
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Council sourceApproval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Surface Water Drainage, 4 Hard and Soft Landscaping, 5 Foul Drainage Details, 6 Biodiversity Enhancement, 7 Bat Mitigation Method, 11 Lighting Strategy and 13 Ecological Survey and Enhancement of EPF/2703/23 (Demolition of the 2 storey dwelling house and outbuildings on the site, proposed new detached chalet style dwelling house in place of the existing house).
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Land Drainage commentMemo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 6 Aug 2024 | View |
| DM Decision Notice.pdf · PDF | 6 Aug 2024 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| Ark Royal Landscape Plan.pdf · PDF | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| Ark Royal Planting specification.pdf · PDF | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| MATCHING TYE2 lighting strategy.doc | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| Ark Royal_Drainage Strategy_Issue of 2024-06-12-compressed.pdf · PDF | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| MATCHING TYE2 BES statement.doc | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| MATCHING TYE2 Bat method statement.doc | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| YAS-2024-018_202.pdf · PDF | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| YAS-2024-018_203.pdf · PDF | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| YAS-2024-018_201.pdf · PDF | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| Land Drainage commentMemo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 6 Aug 2024 | View |
| Essex County Council Place Services Ecology · PDF | 29 Jul 2024 | View |
| MATCHING TYE2 general statement.doc | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| YAS-2024-018_200.pdf · PDF | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| JC Tree & Landscape Comments (1)Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 8 Jul 2024 | View |
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