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.
Council planning record
The Ongar Surgery, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9AA
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Council sourceChange of Use from offices to residential. The proposal seeks extend and alter the existing building to provide a 3 bed house and 2 flats.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2726_02_Proposed Plans and Elevations.pdfPlans · PDF | 17 Jul 2023 | View |
| EFDC Environmental Protection & Drainage | 21 Sept 2023 | View |
| flood-map-planning-2023-07-13T09_21_16.098Z.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 17 Jul 2023 | View |
| Parish Council commentRepresentations (Neighbour/Parish Comments/Objections) · PDF | 14 Sept 2023 | View |
| EFDC-Sustainability-Guidance_Vol2_minor-dev.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 17 Jul 2023 | View |
| Planning - 13.07.23.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 17 Jul 2023 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF | 17 Jul 2023 | View |
| Design and Access Statement - 13.07.23.pdfSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 17 Jul 2023 | View |
| Delegated report | 10 Oct 2023 | View |
| 2726_04_Proposed Site Plan.pdfPlans · PDF | 17 Jul 2023 | View |
| Sustainability checklistSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 14 Aug 2023 | View |
| Heritage StatementSupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 14 Aug 2023 | View |
| Conservation: DC Consultation · PDF | 19 Sept 2023 | View |
| 2726_10_Existing.pdfPlans · PDF | 17 Jul 2023 | View |
| HRASupporting Statement/Documents · PDF | 14 Aug 2023 | View |
| DM Decision Notice.pdf · PDF | 10 Oct 2023 | View |
| EFDC - Contaminated LandMemo (Consultee Comments) · PDF | 11 Sept 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.