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 Sweyne Park School, Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to Condition 7 - Details of external lighting (Extension to school to provide six additional classrooms, toilets, an office, plant and a storeroom to increase the school by one form entry (150 pupils), relocation of container, open linked canopy and the provision of a substation with associated works CC/ROC/106/20)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Without Personal Data | 8 Jul 2021 | View |
| External LightingExternal Lighting | 8 Jul 2021 | View |
| A summary of the attachments in the proposalA summary of the attachments in the proposal | 8 Jul 2021 | View |
| EIA Screening Opinion Decision - CC/ROC/106/20EIA Screening Opinion Decision - CC/ROC/106/20 | 8 Jul 2021 | View |
| Decision Notice - CC/ROC/106/20Decision Notice - CC/ROC/106/20 | 9 Jul 2021 | View |
| External Services LayoutExternal Services Layout | 8 Jul 2021 | View |
| External Lighting and Cladding Co-ordinationExternal Lighting and Cladding Co-ordination | 8 Jul 2021 | View |
| Ringway Jacobs (Lighting)Ringway Jacobs (Lighting) | 28 Jul 2021 | View |
| SOD Report ApprovalSOD Report Approval | 2 Aug 2021 | View |
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