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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Bedford Borough Council Borough Hall Cauldwell Street Bedford MK42 9AP
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Council sourceAdjacent Parish Consultation from BBC - Request for Scoping Opinion in accordance with the Town and Country Planning(EIA) Regulations 2017 prior to the submission of a proposed hybrid application: (Mixed use development comprising up to 1,000 dwellings; a 2 form entry primary school including early years provision; 2no. watersports lakes with associatedinfrastructure including buildings and parking; up to 1,000sqm of retail floorspace (use class E(a)); a mobility hub; pedestrian and cycle routes including links to the existing network; open space including landscaping, habitat creation and play areas; highway accesses from A603; and all ancillary drainage and engineering works (outline planning application for phased development with all mattersreserved except means of vehicular access and design of watersports lakes) Land To The North Of Bedford Road Willington Bedfordshire
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