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.
Application overview
16/02017/OUT - Discharge of condition C12 (Contamination Verification) of outline planning permission 16/02017/OUT
Proposal details
- Reference
- 26/002398/DISCHG
- Alternative references
- PP-14884057
- Development type
- Major Dwellings
- Ward
- Hargate & Hempsted
- Agent
- Dew
- UPRN
- 10008064887
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ApplicationDCAPFORM | 20 May 2026 | View |
| GEO104602 Plots 364-367DCSUPDOC | 20 May 2026 | View |
| GEO104602 Plots 368-369DCSUPDOC | 20 May 2026 | View |
| Parent DecisionDCPRDEC | 20 Jun 2026 | View |
| Comment - PollutionDCCONWEB | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| 72119_Decision_Notice_-_DETERMINED_DISCHG.pdfDCDEC | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Publicity end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceSite notice end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceConsultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceStatutory expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceExtension date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision expiry date
Published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Parent Decision 72119_Decision_Notice_-_DETERMINED_DISCHG.pdfPlanning conditions
- Condition 12 - Remediation Scheme Within two months of the completion of the remediation detailed in the method statement for each development parcel/ village or part thereof in respect of works carried out as required by Condition 11 Part b, a report shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority which provides verification that the required works regarding contamination have been carried out in accordance with the approved method statement(s). Post remediation sampling and monitoring results shall be included in the report to demonstrate that the required remediation has been fully met. Future monitoring proposals and reporting shall also be detailed in the report. Reason: To ensure that the site is free from contamination in accordance with the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework and policy PP20 of the adopted Planning Policies DPD. Plans and documents submitted in support of the discharge of C12: - Covering Letter - GeoShield Verification Report 9, GEO104602 (Plots 364-367) - GeoShield Verification Report 10, GEO104602 (Plots 368-369) Assessment: The Officer agrees with Pollution Control that the proposed details are acceptable and are in line with the Council's Local Plan policy LP33. As such, the detail submitted is deemed acceptable for the Local Planning Authority to discharge the condition. It is noted that Pollution Control have advised: This response is made on the understanding that the responsibility for providing information on whether the site is contaminated rests primarily with the developer; where Planning Permission is granted for a site on which the presence of contamination is known or suspected, the responsibility for safe development and secure occupancy of the site rests with the developer; and that the response has been determined on the basis of the information available, but this does not mean that the land is free from contamination. Conclusion: The details submitted relating to condition 12 are deemed acceptable to the Local Planning Authority and comply with the submission requirements of the condition. Condition 12 is hereby discharged in relation to Plots 364-369.
