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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Costessey Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), Longwater Estate, Costessey, Norwich. NR5 0TL
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Council sourceExtension to Material Recovery Recycling Facility to process non-hazardous, co-mingled, dry recyclable waste consisting of a new process building; service yard; green waste and road sweeping bays; relocated smoking shelters and storage containers; foul drainage main; and retrofitting of ventilation ...
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| MRF Planning Application Covering Letter FINAL ISSUED.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Costessey MRF Planning Statement ISSUED.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Costessey MRF Design and Access Statement ISSUED.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Planning-D-03LocationPlan.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Planning-D-04SitePlan.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Planning-D-01ExistingLayoutPlan.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Planning-D-02ExistingElevations.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Planning-D-05 Plan - Section.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Planning-D-06Elevations.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Planning-D-08Elevations-2.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Planning-D-07ExternalWorks.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| E13851 - Costessey MRF Landscape and visual appraisal report ISSUE.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| E13851 - Costessey MRF Landscape and visual appraisal figures 1-5 ISSUE.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| E13851 - Costessey MRF Planning Ecological appraisal ISSUE.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| MRF Flood Risk Assessment July 2013 Report.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| MRF Flood Risk Assessment July 2013 Appendices E - F.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Rp1v2 Noise Assessment.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| Transport Statement Rev A 30.7.13.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| FeeCalculation.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| AttachmentSummary.pdf- | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdfApplication Forms | 16 Aug 2013 | View |
| C7127015 Costessey (MRF).pdfDecision Notice | 7 Nov 2013 | View |
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