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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Cressing Primary School, Braintree Road, Cressing, Essex, CM77 8JE
Cressing Primary School, Braintree Road, Cressing, Essex, CM77 8JE
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Details pursuant to Condition 19 (Parking Areas) - CC/BTE/35/24: Single storey classroom block and single storey kitchen extension together with PV panels, additional car and cycle parking, new pedestrian entrance on the southern boundary and a change of use of land to educational use to develop a new playing field to the west, with associated ancillary works.
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| SOD Report ApprovalSOD Report Approval | 24 Sept 2025 | View |
| Agent Decision LetterAgent Decision Letter | 24 Sept 2025 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Without Personal Data | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Covering LetterCovering Letter | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Car Park LayoutCar Park Layout | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Highways - Strategic Development Consultation ResponseHighways - Strategic Development Consultation Response | 24 Sept 2025 | View |
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