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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Little Croft, Toot Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 9QP
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Council sourceThe development proposes to demolish and remove the existing stables and barn and replace this with a new detached single storey dwelling slightly larger than that recently granted consent in April 2022. The new dwelling could provide a four-bed, eight-person dwelling on roughly the same footprint as the existing buildings on site.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Proposed ElevationsPlan · PDF | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| Existing ElevationsPlan · PDF | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| Pre App Response | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| Photo | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| CORRECTED DM Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 18 Dec 2023 | View |
| H R A · PDF | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| Existing Floor, Block and Location PlanPlan · PDF | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| Planning Statement · PDF | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| Location PlanPlan · PDF | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - DM Decision Notice.pdfDecision Notice · PDF | 1 Mar 2023 | View |
| EFDC - Contaminated LandRepresentations (Neighbour/Parish Comments/Objections) | 29 Nov 2022 | View |
| Essex County Council - HighwaysRepresentations (Neighbour/Parish Comments/Objections) | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| Phase 1 Desk Study · PDF | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| S106 agreement · PDF | 1 Mar 2023 | View |
| Draft Agreement | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| Land Drainage commentRepresentations (Neighbour/Parish Comments/Objections) · PDF | 2 Dec 2022 | View |
| Proposed Floor, Block and Location PlansPlan · PDF | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| Validation Checklist | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF | 8 Nov 2022 | View |
| Energy and Sustainability Statement - OCTOBER 2022 -with Appendices.pdf · PDF | 8 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.