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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OPEN SPACE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON,
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Council sourceFLOOD DEFENCE IMPROVEMENT WORKS COMPRISING THE PART REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT OF A FLOOD WALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN BANK OF THE RIVER TAW
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Committee MinutesPlanning Committee Minutes | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| 65312 Plc Report 181114(1)Planning Committee Report | 17 Apr 2025 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_FloodRisk_180824.pdf | 29 Aug 2018 | View |
| #DECISIONREPORT#65312_DN_Report.pdf | 15 Nov 2018 | View |
| #PLCREPORT#65312_PLC_Report_181114.pdf | 5 Nov 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_Sustainability_181017.pdf | 19 Oct 2018 | View |
| #APPFORM#65312_Application-Form_180724_Redacted.pdf | 25 Sept 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_FloodRisk_180919.pdf | 20 Sept 2018 | View |
| #ECORPT#65312_Ecology-Survey-Report_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #ARBORRPT#65312_Arboricultural-Report_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_Highways_180906.pdf | 25 Sept 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_EnvAgency_180829.pdf | 29 Aug 2018 | View |
| #SUPDOC#65312_Planning-Statement_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #DAS#65312_Design-and-Access-Statement_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #SUPDOC#65312_Hydrock-Technical-Design-Note_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #SUPER#65312_Application-Form_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #FRA#65312_Flood-Defence-Report_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_HistoricEngland_180822_Redacted.pdf | 23 Aug 2018 | View |
| #ECORPT#65312_Ecology-Report_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #SUPDOC#65312_CRoW-Env-Agency-Formal-Notice-180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #SUPDOC#65312_Compliance-Assessment-Report_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65329_CR_Highways_180906.pdf | 7 Sept 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_Heritage_180906.pdf | 7 Sept 2018 | View |
| #ARCHRPT#65312_Archaeological-Desk-Based-Assessment_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #SUPDOC#65312_Environmental-Report_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_Archaeologist_180810.pdf | 10 Aug 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_BarnstapleTC_180927.pdf | 27 Sept 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_SWW_180903.pdf | 25 Sept 2018 | View |
| #DECISIONNOTICE#65312_DN.pdf | 15 Nov 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_NatEngland_181016.pdf | 16 Oct 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_EnvAgency_181009.pdf | 9 Oct 2018 | View |
| #SUPDOC#65312_Technical-Note_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #FRA#65312_Off-Site-FRA_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #SUPDOC#65312_Environmental-Action-Plan_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #CONS#65312_CR_HistEngland_181024.pdf | 25 Oct 2018 | View |
| #MAP#65312_Red-Line-Boundary-Site-Plan_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #MAP#365312_Location-Plan_180725.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #PLAN2#65312_Proposed-Flood-Defence-Retaining-Walls-W3-4_180912.pdf | 25 Sept 2018 | View |
| Zone 165312_General-Arrangement-Plan_180725.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| Zone 365312_D_Zone-3-General-Arrangement_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| Zone 265312_General-Arrangement-2_180725.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #PLAN2#65312_Proposed-Flood-Defence-Retaining-Wall_180912.pdf | 25 Sept 2018 | View |
| Zone 265312_General-Arrangement-1_180725.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #PLAN2#65312_Proposed-Flood-Defence-Wall-Sections_180912.pdf | 25 Sept 2018 | View |
| Zone 465312_D_Zone-4-General-Arrangement_180724.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| Zone 565312_Amended-General-Arrangement-Zone-5_180823.pdf | 24 Aug 2018 | View |
| #ELEVPROP#65312_Elevation-Wall-Zone-1_180725.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| #SECTPROP#65312_Sections-Details_180725.pdf | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
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