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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Alpha Lake and Chalk Lake, North Sea Terminal, Salt Lane, Cliffe, Kent, ME3 7SX
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to condition 5 (monitoring and mitigation scheme) of planning permission reference GR/14/615 for ecological and landscape enhancements to Alpha Lake & Chalk Lake
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Covering Letter from Bioscan dated 31 July 2017.pdfApplication Documents | 2 Aug 2017 | View |
| Application Form.pdfApplication Documents | 19 May 2017 | View |
| Email from Agent dated 2 August 2017.pdfApplication Documents | 4 Aug 2017 | View |
| Email from Agent (Bioscan) 18.12.17 - Table 6 Monitoing & Mitigation GR_14_615_R5 - Alpha Lake, Cliffe.pdfApplication Documents | 18 Dec 2017 | View |
| Monitoring & Mitigation Scheme (2).pdfApplication Documents | 2 Aug 2017 | View |
| GR 14 615 R5 Decision.pdfDecision | 21 Dec 2017 | View |
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