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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Land To The West Of Encombe Street, North Of Billacombe Road. Plymouth
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| EIA DECISION LETTERDecision Outcome · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| EIA (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) SCREENING FORMDecision Outcome · PDF | 26 May 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 May 2026 | View |
| EXTENSION OF TIMEDecision Outcome · PDF | 21 May 2026 | View |
| EXTENSION OF TIMEDecision Outcome · PDF | 5 May 2026 | View |
| EXTENSION OF TIMEDecision Outcome · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| MR ROBERT PUTTPublic Comment · PDF | 16 Apr 2026 | View |
| NATURAL INFRASTRUCTUREConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| NATIONAL ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & LICENSINGConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXTENSION OF TIMEDecision Outcome · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| COVER EMAILApplication · PDF | 17 Mar 2026 | View |
| SCREENING REQUESTSupporting Information · PDF | 17 Mar 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.