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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The Tabor High School - Upper School,Panfield Lane,Braintree,CM7 6QA
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In order for the school to be located all on one site the school is to be extended, in a style which will be a near match to the earlier first phase. This application proposed buildings and ancillary works and landscaping to provide that extension.
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