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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Pond at Sweyne Park, Rayleigh, Essex.
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Pond at Sweyne Park, Rayleigh, Essex.
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Essex County Council is seeking planning permission for construction of a flood alleviation scheme consisting of the construction of a combined earth bund and reinforced concrete wall over a total length of 97m (40m of reinforced concrete wall) and height of 1.1metres, to raise the banks of the western end of the existing pond to increase flood attenuation capacity of the pond at Sweyne Park, Rayleigh, Essex.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Without Personal Data | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| How the fee was calculatedHow the fee was calculated | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| A summary of the attachments in the proposalA summary of the attachments in the proposal | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| The location planThe location plan | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Statement of community involvementStatement of community involvement | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| ROC1 - Rayleigh West Park Bund & Retaining Wall Site, Access & Compound Location LayoutROC1 - Rayleigh West Park Bund & Retaining Wall Site, Access & Compound Location Layout | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Rayleigh West Option Optimisation ReportRayleigh West Option Optimisation Report | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Flood risk assessment - 1 in 100 yearFlood risk assessment - 1 in 100 year | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Flood risk assessment - 1 in 20 yearsFlood risk assessment - 1 in 20 years | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Flood Risk Assessment - Rayleigh West (ROC1)Flood Risk Assessment - Rayleigh West (ROC1) | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| ROC1 - Rayleigh West Retaining Wall & Bund LayoutROC1 - Rayleigh West Retaining Wall & Bund Layout | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| ROC1 - Rayleigh West Retaining Wall & Bund Section DetailsROC1 - Rayleigh West Retaining Wall & Bund Section Details | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| EA DMCC formEA DMCC form | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Final Planning Statement Phase 2Final Planning Statement Phase 2 | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Pre-App ReportPre-App Report | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Heritage statementHeritage statement | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Preliminary Ecological AppraisalPreliminary Ecological Appraisal | 25 Oct 2016 | View |
| Highways ResponseHighways Response | 15 Nov 2016 | View |
| Delegated ReportDelegated Report | 8 Dec 2016 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 8 Dec 2016 | View |
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