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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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Land SW Of Long Ashton Park And Ride Off Gurney Roundabout (A370) And Colliters Way Long Ashton
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Council sourceNon-material amendment to application 23/P/2185/FU2 (Hybrid planning application (full and outline elements) with Environmental Statement for the construction of new office campus (Use (Class E(g)(i)) with associated external and below ground works. Full application (on a phased basis) comprising three office buildings, culinary building, training centre and auditorium. New accesses from the public highway, internal site roads and footpaths, public realm works, site drainage, landscaping, solar PV field, ancillary plant, servicing and other associated works. Below ground works including ancillary plant, car and cycle parking and geothermal borefield.Outline application comprising two further office buildings (access, layout, scale and landscaping for approval, appearance to be reserved for subsequent approval) [amended description].) To allow for an amendment to the description by replacing the word 'building' in the phrase culinary building to 'centre', so that it reads 'culinary centre', to ensure conformity between the description of uses relating to culinary and training activities.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION (NMA) APPROVEDecision Notice · PDF | 15 Jan 2026 | View |
| NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 15 Jan 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE 25P1496FU2Application Support Info · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE 23/P/2185/FU2Application Support Info · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDAmended Application Form · PDF | 8 Jan 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.