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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Vacant Land, Circular Road East, Colchester
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Vacant Land, Circular Road East, Colchester
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Construction of a new 300 place primary school with external hard and soft play areas, canopy and 20 space car park
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CC/COL/34/12 - Committee Report March 2013CC/COL/34/12 - Committee Report March 2013 | 14 Nov 2013 | View |
| CC/COL/34/12 - Decision NoticeCC/COL/34/12 - Decision Notice | 14 Nov 2013 | View |
| CC/COL/34/12 - Committee Minutes March 2013CC/COL/34/12 - Committee Minutes March 2013 | 14 Nov 2013 | View |
| Decision Letter - CC/COL/34/12/13/1Decision Letter - CC/COL/34/12/13/1 | 14 Nov 2013 | View |
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