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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Coles Quarry Church Town Backwell
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Council sourceScreening Opinion request to determine as to whether proposed development is EIA development. for the proposed restoration of Coles Quarry through the importation and placement of engineered, non-hazardous material. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY COMMENT 16/10/26Email · PDF | 20 Oct 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY OFFICERConsultation Reply | 8 Oct 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultation Reply · PDF | 2 Oct 2026 | View |
| BRISTOL AIRPORT COMMENT 23/09/26Email · PDF | 23 Sept 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultation Reply · PDF | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| BACKWELL PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTSTown/Parish Council Comment · PDF | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| HIGHWAYS OFFICERConsultation Reply | 17 Sept 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY COMMENTSConsultation Reply · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 11 Sept 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTER FROM AGENTEmail · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| EIA SCREENING INFORMATION REPORTReport · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| EIA SCREENING INFORMATION REPORT - APPENDIX 1Report · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| EIA SCREENING INFORMATION REPORT - APPENDIX 2Report · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| EIA SCREENING INFORMATION REPORT - APPENDIX 3Report · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| EIA SCREENING INFORMATION REPORT - APPENDIX 4Report · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| EIA SCREENING INFORMATION REPORT - APPENDIX 5Report · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| EIA SCREENING INFORMATION REPORT - APPENDIX 6 & 7Report · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| EIA NOTICE - THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATIONApplication Support Info · PDF | 2 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.