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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Land at Garden Cottage, Mount Road, Epping, CM16 7PP
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Ecology Comments #1Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree Protection Plan.pdfPlans · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Conservation comments (2)Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| EFDC Land Drainage Comments #2Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 7 Oct 2026 | View |
| Heritage Statement.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| EFDC Trees & Landscaping#1Memo (Consultee Comments) | 19 Oct 2026 | View |
| Essex County Council - Place Services Archaeology #1Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 11 Aug 2026 | View |
| Proposed Site Sections.pdfPlans · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Existing Site Plans.pdfPlans · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| ECC Highways Comments #1Memo (Consultee Comments) | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| Natural England Comments #1 · PDF | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| Marketing Brochure.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Proposed Site Plan and Visuals.pdfPlans · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Planning Statement.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Sustainability Checklist.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Design And Access Statement.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Letter from Agent · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EFDC Contaminated Land Comments #1Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Arboricultural Report and Impact Assessment.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Existing Floorplans And Elvs.pdfPlans · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| EFDC - Land Drainage #1Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| Sustainable Drainage Engineer Letter · PDF | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| Transport Technical Note.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Contamination Report Part 1.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Covering Letter.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Marketing Appraisal_RedactedSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Plot 1 Proposed Plans and Elevations.pdfPlans · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Preliminary Ecological Appraisal.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Contamination Report Part 3.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Marketing Exercise Report_RedactedSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| DM Neighbour Letter.docx | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Plot 3 Proposed Plans and Elevations.pdfPlans · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Conservation comments (1)Memo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 3 Sept 2026 | View |
| Mr Matthew Yallop Letter_RedactedSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Email from Trees & landscaping | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| Conceptual Surface Water Strategy_RedactedSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Contamination Report Part 2.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Garden Cottage Tree Protection Plan rev C · PDF | 6 Oct 2026 | View |
| Plot 2 Proposed Plans and Elevations.pdfPlans · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
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