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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Vicars Grove Pit, Thistley Lane, Gosmore, SG4 7QU
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Vicars Grove Pit, Thistley Lane, Gosmore, SG4 7QU
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Application for proposed development of a new commercial and industrial waste recycling facility on this previous landfill site and waste transfer station. The proposal seeks to develop the facility to enable the restoration requirements incumbent on the applicant (as current owner of the site) as obligated under the current planning permission for the site (ref: 1/2750- 10)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision Notice Vicars Grove.pdfDecision Notice and associated report | 30 Sept 2015 | View |
| Welwyn Parish Council response Vicars Grove.msgConsultation responses | 1 Jul 2015 | View |
| Natural Historic & Built Env response Vicars.msgConsultation responses | 1 Jul 2015 | View |
| Vicars Grove North Herts Acknowledgement.pdfConsultation responses | 12 Jun 2015 | View |
| Vicars Grove EA Response.pdfConsultation responses | 16 Jul 2015 | View |
| Offley Parish Council response Vicars.msgConsultation responses | 1 Jul 2015 | View |
| Highway Authority response Vicars Grove.msgConsultation responses | 3 Sept 2015 | View |
| Herts Ecology response Vicars.docConsultation responses | 18 Aug 2015 | View |
| Environmental Health Prot Offcr NHDC Vicars.docConsultation responses | 8 Jul 2015 | View |
| Preston Parish Council response Vicars.docConsultation responses | 1 Jul 2015 | View |
| Highways Authority response Vicars.msgConsultation responses | 1 Jul 2015 | View |
| Environment Agency response Vicars.pdfConsultation responses | 8 Jul 2015 | View |
| WS Letter 15.05.15.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| Vicars Grove planning statement 2015 cl.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| VG-C Traffic Management.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| H9828_03.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| VC-003 - proposed building in situ.pdfPlans or drawings | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| VC-002 rev B - proposed building.pdfPlans or drawings | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| VC-001 - site boundary.pdfPlans or drawings | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| H9828_02.pdfPlans or drawings | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| H9828_01.pdfPlans or drawings | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| VC-006 rev B - preliminary surface drainage details.pdfPlans or drawings | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| VC-005 - proposed building - block planning.pdfPlans or drawings | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| VC-004 - highways sketch.pdfPlans or drawings | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| Summary and Plan.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| Environmental Assessment Screening Opinion.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 10 Jun 2015 | View |
| Codicote Parish Objection Vicars Grove.msgPlanning Application Documents | 2 Jul 2015 | View |
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