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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Colemans Farm Toot Hill Road Stanford Rivers Ongar CM5 9QN
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| EFDC Air Quality | 16 Aug 2022 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| DC Consultation (External) | 27 May 2022 | View |
| Plans: Site Plan · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| DC Consultation (External) | 1 Jun 2022 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| Plans: Other Miscellaneous Plans · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| Plans: Other Miscellaneous Plans · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| Development Control - Application Forms · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| DM Decision Notice.pdf · PDF | 26 May 2023 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| Land DrainageCorrespondence - Incoming | 16 Jun 2022 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| Contaminated Land CommentCorrespondence - Incoming | 16 Jun 2022 | View |
| EFDC Air Quality comments | 16 Aug 2022 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| Essex County Council - Ecology · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| Plans: Site Plan · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| Officer report | 8 May 2023 | View |
| Plans: Other Miscellaneous Plans · PDF | 23 May 2022 | View |
| DC Supporting Information for Applications · PDF | 23 May 2022 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.