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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Data Centre Fen Lane, opp Top Meadow Golf Course Land at North Ockendon Havering
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Council sourceScreening Request under Regulations 6 and 15 (as amended by Regulation 32) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of: Proposed development of up to 390,000 square metres of data centre floorspace (Class B8 use) and associated built development, electrical substations, distribution and infrastructure equipment, battery storage or grid balancing infrastructure, renewable energy technology and green energy production, together with indoor agriculture farming operations, green energy production, highways works, engineering works, hard and soft landscaping, and formation of associated parkland/enhanced biodiversity habitat and visitors centre at North Ockendon, Havering, Greater London.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Screening Opinion IssuedScreening Opinion | 17 Aug 2023 | View |
| Screening ReportScreening Opinion | 27 Jul 2023 | View |
| Superseded ReportSuperseded Plans | 26 Jun 2023 | View |
| APPLICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTAPPLICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 26 Jun 2023 | View |
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