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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59 Longfields, Ongar, CM5 9DE
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Council sourceProposed Single storey rear extension. Part first floor side extension
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officer Recommendation ReportReport | 14 Oct 2022 | View |
| 06 PROPOSED SECTION AA.pdf · PDF | 14 Jun 2022 | View |
| DM Decision Notice.pdf · PDF | 14 Oct 2022 | View |
| Land Drainage comment | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| 04 EXISTING ELEVATIONS.pdf · PDF | 14 Jun 2022 | View |
| 01 EXISTING FLOOR PLANS.pdf · PDF | 14 Jun 2022 | View |
| 09 SITE PLAN.pdf · PDF | 14 Jun 2022 | View |
| Sustainability checklist · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| 02 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS.pdf · PDF | 14 Jun 2022 | View |
| 03 ROOF PLANS.pdf · PDF | 14 Jun 2022 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF | 14 Jun 2022 | View |
| 08 BLOCK PLAN.pdf · PDF | 14 Jun 2022 | View |
| 05 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS.pdf · PDF | 14 Jun 2022 | View |
| 07 PROPOSED SECTION BB.pdf · PDF | 14 Jun 2022 | View |
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