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.
Council planning record
Hertford College Catte Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3BW
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Hertford College Catte Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3BW
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View council mapRedevelopment of the former Junior Common Room within Holywell Quad to provide a lecture theatre, conference and teaching space and ancillary facilities. Internal reorganisation of student accommodation to provide new en-suite student rooms at second-floor level, new dormer roof extensions, and the levelling and landscaping of the quad with associated plant.
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|---|---|---|
| Delegated reportReport · PDF | 5 Aug 2026 | View |
| Ful decisionDecision · PDF | 5 Aug 2026 | View |
| Proposed detailed st helens passage elevationApproved Plan · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Existing ground floor planRevised Drawing · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| Plan showing relocated student roomsOther · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| Existing first floor planDrawing · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| Existing second floor planDrawing · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| Proposed first and second floor planApproved Plan · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| Location planApproved Plan · PDF | 7 May 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Design and access statementOther · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing third floor planDrawing · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing roof planDrawing · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing elevations & cross sectionsDrawing · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed ground floor planApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed third floor planApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed roof planApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed elevations & cross sectionsApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed detailed quad elevationApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed auditorium cross sectionsApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed long cross sectionApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed dormer window detailsApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed stone coping detailApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed quad viewApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed st helen's passage viewsApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed view from the turf tavernDrawing | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed view from new college laneDrawing | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed view from holywell streetDrawing | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed quad view 2Approved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Construction traffic management planOther · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Ecology reportOther · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Holywell quad heritage impact assessment february 2026Other · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Strutures plan and sectionApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Arboricultural implications planDrawing · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Tree constraints planDrawing · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Draft tree protection planApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Arboricultural impact assessmentOther · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Tree surveyOther · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Cil formOther · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Archaeological desk-based assessmentOther · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Preliminary contamination risk assessment part 1Other · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Preliminary contamination risk assessment part 2Other · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Preliminary contamination risk assessment part 3Other · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Preliminary contamination risk assessment part 4Other · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Planning statement and appendixOther · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Plant noise impact assessmentOther · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Cover letterOther · PDF | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed block planApproved Plan · PDF | 29 Apr 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.