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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Woodlands School,Takeley End,Kingswood,Basildon,SS165BA
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The development hereby permitted shall only be constructed during the following times: 0700 to 1830 hours Monday to Friday 0700 to 1300 hours Saturdays and at no other times or on Sundays, Bank or Public Holidays, except noisy work (75LAeq, 10hr and above) including the demolition of the existing buildings which shall take place only during the following times: 0800 to 1800 hours Monday to Friday 0800 to 1300 hours Saturday And at no other times or on Sundays, Bank or Public Holidays, unless otherwise approved in writing by the County Planning Authority
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