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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21 Castle Street Ongar CM5 9JS
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Council sourceConstruction of timber clad porch with dual pitched gable roof. Replacement of garage doors. Installation of timber clad summer house with mono pitched roof within garden. (Revised application to EPF/1604/20).
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Plans: Composite, mixed drawings | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| Conservation: DC Consultation | 14 Jul 2021 | View |
| Plans: Floorplans | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| Landscape Team - Letters Out · PDF | 6 Jul 2021 | View |
| Development Control Application Decision Notices | 5 Aug 2021 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| Development Control - Application Forms | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| Plans: Floorplans | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| Plans: Elevations | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| Plans: Composite, mixed drawings | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| DC Parish Council Responses | 28 Jul 2021 | View |
| Plans: Elevations | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| Plans: Composite, mixed drawings | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| Plans: Roof Plan | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| DC Officer Report | 5 Aug 2021 | View |
| DC-Design & Access Statement | 23 Jun 2021 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications | 23 Jun 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.