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.
Application overview
For a proposed Anaerobic Digestor Plant and associated buildings
Proposal details
- Reference
- PL/0065/24
- Agent
- Portess and Richardson
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVED REVISED Application Form - Without Personal Data ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Design & Access Statement ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Design & Access Statement REVISED Pages 12 & 13 Scale & Appearance ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Highway Safety - Personal Injury Accident Report ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Lighting Design Summary ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Lighting - Obtrusive Light Report ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Lighting Report ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Lighting - Risk Assessments ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Machinery Additional Information Report ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| Preoccupancy Condition for the installation of a fire hydrant ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Statement on Fire Fighting Strategy ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| REVISED Statutory Biodiversity Metric ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED REVISED Travel Plan ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Written Scheme Of Investigation For An Archaeological Trial-Trench Evaluation ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| 3D Visuals of Site and Surroundings ( kb)Application Documentation | Not published | View |
| Committee Report 11 May 2026 ( kb)Committee Report | Not published | View |
| Committee Update 11 May 2026 ( kb)Committee Update | Not published | View |
| Decision Notice ( kb)Decision Notice | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix C - Environment Agency Response ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix C - Environmental Protection Approval In Principle ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix C - Environmental Protection Request ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| Appendix D - Chapter 6 - Odour Supplementary Statement ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 7 - Transport ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 7 - Transport Assessment ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 8 - Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 8 - Ecological Impact Assessment ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 8 - Water Vole Survey ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED REVISED Appendix D - Chapter 9 - Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 9 - Geophysical Survey Report ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 9 - Historic Environment Desk-Based Assessment ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| REVISED Appendix D - Chapter 10 - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 10 - LVIA Photographic Record ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 13 - Flood Risk Assessment ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 13 - Preliminary Drainage Strategy ( kb)Environmental Statement | Not published | View |
| S106 Agreement ( kb)Legal Agreement | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix A - Location Plan ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix A - Existing Site Plan ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix B - REVISED Proposed AD Plant plan ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix B - Proposed AD Site Elevations ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix B - Proposed Digestate Processing Plans and Elevations ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix B - REVISED Proposed Site Plan 05/03/2026 ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix B - Waste Transfer and Digestate Processing Plans ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Appendix D - Chapter 8 - Baseline Habitat Map ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Layout - FCC Preliminary ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Proposed Drainage Strategy ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Proposed Outdoor Lighting And Illuminance Layout plan ( kb)Plans or Drawings | Not published | View |
| Regulation 25 Notice - Issued 03/02/2026 ( kb)Regulation 25 (Additional Information) | Not published | View |
| APPROVED REVISED Environmental Statement 20/03/2026 ( kb)Regulation 25 (Additional Information) | Not published | View |
| APPROVED REVISED Appendix D - Chapter 6 - Air Quality and Odour 19/03/2026 ( kb)Regulation 25 (Additional Information) | Not published | View |
| REVISED Appendix D - Chapter 11 - Noise Impact Assessment 19/03/2026 ( kb)Regulation 25 (Additional Information) | Not published | View |
| REVISED Regulation 25 Response 19/03/2026 ( kb)Regulation 25 (Additional Information) | Not published | View |
| REVISED Non- Technical Summary 20/03/2026 ( kb)Regulation 25 (Additional Information) | Not published | View |
| Chameleon, Cuckoo Lane, Pinchbeck 20/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received | Not published | View |
| Machins Farmhouse, Surfleet Bank, Spalding 20/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received | Not published | View |
| Welland House Farm, Marsh Road, Spalding 22/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received | Not published | View |
| Westview, Newlands Road, Surfleet 09/07/2025 ( kb)Representation(s) Received | Not published | View |
| Westview, Newlands Road, Surfleet 15/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received | Not published | View |
| Westview, Newlands Road, Saltfleet 27/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received | Not published | View |
| 1 Seas End Road, Surfleet 19/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received | Not published | View |
| 24 Albert Street, Spalding 13/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received | Not published | View |
| 65 Edinburgh Drive, Spalding 19/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received | Not published | View |
| Anglian Water 12/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Councillor P Lock 15/12/2025 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Anglian Water ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Environment Agency 20/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Environment Agency 10/04/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire County Council - Ecology 09/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire County Council - Ecology 02/04/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire County Council - Highways & Lead Local Flood Authority 02/01/2025 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire County Council - Highways & Lead Local Flood Authority 22/04/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire County Council - Highways & Lead Local Flood Authority 05/05/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire County Council - Historic Places 16/12/2025 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire County Council - Historic Places 07/04/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire County Council - Transport Planning 08/04/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue 17/12/2025 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue 23/03/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue 25/03/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire Police 15/12/2025 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust 07/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Ministry of Defence 22/04/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Ministry of Defence 09/06/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Natural England 18/12/2025 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Natural England 02/04/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Sir John Hayes MP 20/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| South Holland District Council 05/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| South Holland District Council - Environmental Health 14/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| South Holland District Council - Environmental Health 15/04/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| South Holland District Council Environmental Health 20/04/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| South Holland District Councillor Sally Slade 13/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Surfleet Parish Council 19/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Surfleet Parish Council 24/03/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Sutton Parish Council 08/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board 02/01/2026 ( kb)Representation(s) Received - Consultees | Not published | View |
| Screening Opinion Decision Notice ( kb)Screening Opinion | Not published | View |
| Screening Opinion - EIA Required Letter ( kb)Screening Opinion | Not published | View |
| Screening Opinion - Response from Agent 13/09/2024 ( kb)Screening Opinion | Not published | View |
| Displayed 19/12/2025 ( kb)Site Notice | Not published | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Public Consultation Expiry
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Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision Notice ( kb) Screening Opinion Decision Notice ( kb)Planning conditions
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