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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 National Bowl Watling Street H7 To H8 Elfield Park Milton Keynes
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Screening opinion request under The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 relating to proposed change of use of from outdoor entertainment venue to mixed use outdoor entertainment venue and football training academy for the use by the MK Dons with provision of football pitches and training grids, community sports pitch with floodlighting, indoor football pitch, reprovision of cycling facilities with upgraded cycle track, junior circuit extensions and race circuit extension, amenity building, new Redway, car parking, landscaping, landscape depot, new fence and gates and associated works with vehicular access from Chaffron Way and provision of 6,800sqm B2/B8 unit, academy pitches and facilities/storage building, groundskeeper accommodation and car parking.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL/OUTLINE PLANAPPPRLAY - Proposed Site Layout · PDF | 30 Mar 2022 | View |
| EAI Screening letterAPPDNOT - Decision Notice · PDF | 13 May 2022 | View |
| PHASING PLANAPPPRLAY - Proposed Site Layout · PDF | 30 Mar 2022 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANAPPEXLAY - Fifth Floor and Above · PDF | 30 Mar 2022 | View |
| EIA Screening ChecklistAPPDNOT - Decision Notice · PDF | 13 May 2022 | View |
| EcologyAPPCONR - Consultation Responses · PDF | 4 May 2022 | View |
| EIASCR letterAPPSUPP - Other Supporting Documents/Information · PDF | 30 Mar 2022 | View |
| APPLICATION BOUNDARYAPPLOCA - Site/Location Plans · PDF | 30 Mar 2022 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.