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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Birch Airfield, Blind Lane, Birch, Essex, CO5 9XE
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Birch Airfield, Blind Lane, Birch, Essex, CO5 9XE
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Details pursuant to condition 15 (Landscape Scheme) of planning permission ref: ESS/31/24/COL (Change of use of agricultural land to a waste management use and construction of a concrete pad to enable the extension of green waste open windrow composting operations, topsoil blending and storage operations, construction of a new surface water attenuation lagoon and perimeter landscaped soil bunds)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SOD Report ApprovalSOD Report Approval | 12 Nov 2025 | View |
| Agent Decision LetterAgent Decision Letter | 12 Nov 2025 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 11 Apr 2025 | View |
| How the fee was calculatedHow the fee was calculated | 24 Mar 2025 | View |
| A summary of the attachments in the proposalA summary of the attachments in the proposal | 24 Mar 2025 | View |
| Decision Notice ESS/31/24/COLDecision Notice ESS/31/24/COL | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| Landscape Management Plan - Sept 2025Landscape Management Plan - Sept 2025 | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| New Planting and Bunding PlanNew Planting and Bunding Plan | 11 Apr 2025 | View |
| Agent Email - RE: updated plansAgent Email - RE: updated plans | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| Condition Assessment CriteriaCondition Assessment Criteria | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| Proposed Habitats PlanProposed Habitats Plan | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| Agent Email - RE: standard tree speciesAgent Email - RE: standard tree species | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan - Sept 2025Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan - Sept 2025 | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| Landscape Management Plan - Dec 2024Landscape Management Plan - Dec 2024 | 11 Apr 2025 | View |
| Landscape Management Plan - June 2025Landscape Management Plan - June 2025 | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan - Jan 2025Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan - Jan 2025 | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| Place ServicesPlace Services | 6 Jun 2025 | View |
| Place Services Updated ResponsePlace Services Updated Response | 15 Aug 2025 | View |
| Place Services Ecology Updated ResponsePlace Services Ecology Updated Response | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
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