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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.
Application overview
2no. freestanding, non-illuminated 2m totem signs to advertise the presence of the InstaVolt EV charging site
Proposal details
- Reference
- 26/002584/ADV
- Alternative references
- PP-15071004
- Development type
- Advertisement (ADV)
- Ward
- Hargate & Hempsted
- Parish
- Hampton Hargate and Vale CP
- UPRN
- 10008055329
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormDCAPFORM | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Equipment Elevations - Signage - 2m Totem - 001_61-01 Rev HDCPLANS | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Location and Block Plan - 10796 - 0024_06 Rev ADCPLANS | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Comment - Parking and City Centre Operations ManagerDCCONWEB | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| Comment - Shared Service CCTV ManagerDCCONWEB | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| Comment - Network and Traffic ManagerDCCONWEB | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| Local Highway Authority - CommentsDCCONWEB | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| 77655_Decision_Notice_-_ADV_PERMIT.pdfDCDEC | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Officer reportDCCORPTP | 4 Sept 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
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Consultation expiry date
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Council sourceDecision expiry date
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Council source
Decision & conditions
77655_Decision_Notice_-_ADV_PERMIT.pdfPlanning conditions
- 1. No advertisement is to be displayed without the permission of the owner of the site or any other person with an interest in the site entitled to grant permission. 2. No advertisement shall be sited or displayed so as to: (a) endanger persons using any highway, railway, waterway, dock, harbour or aerodrome (civil or military); (b) obscure, or hinder the ready interpretation of any traffic sign, railway signal or aid to navigation by water or air; or (c) hinder the operation of any device used for the purpose of security or surveillance or for measuring speed of any vehicle. 3. Any advertisement displayed, and any site used for the display of advertisements, shall be maintained in a condition that does not impair the visual amenity of the site. 4. Any structure or hoarding erected or used principally for the purpose of displaying advertisements shall be maintained in a condition that does not endanger the public. 5. Where an advertisement is required under these Regulations to be removed, the site shall be left in a condition that does not endanger the public or impair visual amenity. Reason: In accordance with Schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 (as amended).
- This consent is for a period of five years beginning with the date of this decision. Reason: In accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 (as amended).
- The advertisement(s) hereby granted consent shall be displayed and maintained in accordance with the following plans: - Location and block plan (Drawing number 10796-0024_06 Rev A) - Equipment elevations (Drawing number 001_61-01) Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
- The advertisement(s) hereby granted consent shall be non-illuminated. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and/or in the interests of the visual appearance of the local area, in accordance with Policies LP13 and/or LP16 of the Peterborough Local Plan (2019) [delete as appropriate].
