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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The Liberty Shopping Centre Romford
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Council sourceRequest for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in relation to a hybrid (part outline and part detailed) planning permission for the redevelopment of the site of up to 1,000 residential units, with 10,350m2 (GIA) of additional commercial space, with public realm improvements and associated landscaping and provision of blue badge parking.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| PlansScreening Opinion | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| PlansScreening Opinion | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| Envirocheck ReportScreening Opinion | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| Cross SectionScreening Opinion | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| Utility Service PlansScreening Opinion | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| Preliminary Investigation ReportScreening Opinion | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| Screening OpinionScreening Opinion | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTAPPLICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| Primary Investigation ReportSuperseded Plans | 11 Sept 2025 | View |
| Enviro checkSuperseded Plans | 11 Sept 2025 | View |
| Cumulative schemesSuperseded Plans | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| Network Records NetMAp Symbols bookletSuperseded Plans | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| Thames Water docsSuperseded Plans | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| Superseded PlansSuperseded Plans | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
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