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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Brandon Rail Sidings, Brandon, Suffolk
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Council sourceEIA Screening Opinion: Proposed Aggregates Storage and Distribution Facility.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Original request for screening opinion.pdf- | 22 Aug 2017 | View |
| Air Quality assessment.pdf- | 22 Aug 2017 | View |
| Location Plan plus GEA.pdf- | 22 Aug 2017 | View |
| Noise assessment.pdf- | 22 Aug 2017 | View |
| Preliminary Ecological Appraisal.pdf- | 22 Aug 2017 | View |
| Site cross section plus aerial photos.pdf- | 22 Aug 2017 | View |
| Site plan aerial photos.pdf- | 22 Aug 2017 | View |
| Summary of additional information and assessments Revision 1.pdf- | 22 Aug 2017 | View |
| Natural England.pdfConsultation | 29 Aug 2017 | View |
| Historic Environment.pdf- | 30 Aug 2017 | View |
| Breckland EHO.pdfConsultation | 31 Aug 2017 | View |
| BDC.pdfConsultation | 5 Sept 2017 | View |
| Highways(1).pdfConsultation | 6 Sept 2017 | View |
| Forest Heath EHO - redacted.pdfConsultation | 19 Sept 2017 | View |
| Email from Agent.pdfAdditional Information | 7 Nov 2017 | View |
| Noise Management Plan.pdfAdditional Information | 7 Nov 2017 | View |
| 20171114 John Brigham - redacted.pdfConsultation | 14 Nov 2017 | View |
| 20171129 Email from John Brigham.pdfConsultation | 8 Dec 2017 | View |
| 20171211 John Brigham - redacted.pdfConsultation | 13 Dec 2017 | View |
| 20171219 Varuna Addy, Breckland Council_Redacted.pdfConsultation | 19 Dec 2017 | View |
| 20171209 Decision Letter.pdfDecision Notice | 20 Dec 2017 | View |
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