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.
Council planning record
Former Picnic Site Lower Crescent Barham Suffolk
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Former Picnic Site Lower Crescent Barham Suffolk
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View council mapApplication under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/24/05455 dated 16.01.2025 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Change of use from information/Visitors centre to cafe and extension of building. Erection of play area.- To vary condition 3 (Operating Hours) - to allow opening hours to be extended to 6am to 6pm
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| OFFICER DELEGATED REPORTOfficer Delegated Report · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| VARIATION/REMOVAL OF CONDITION - GRANTDecision · PDF | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| BARHAM PARISH CLERK RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKEConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| COPY OF DC/24/05455 FULL PLANNING - GRANTBackGround Papers · PDF | 26 May 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 19 May 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.