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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Plot E Friar Street & Garrard Street Reading RG1 1DX
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Council sourceApplication for the approval of reserved matters (access, scale, appearance, layout and landscaping) and submission of details (Conditions 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 30, 34 and 62(i)) for Plot E within development site known as Station Hill, submitted pursuant to the Outline Planning Application ref. 201532/VAR. The proposals comprise the construction of a 12 storey building, plus basement storey, comprising 415 Build to Rent residential units, 722 sqm (GEA) of flexible commercial and leisure (Use Class E (a),(b) (c),(d),(e), (f), (g)(i), and (g)(ii), Use Class F.1 and Use Class F.2); the following sui generis uses: Drinking establishments; Hot food
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Location planLocation plan · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Planning statementPlanning statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 13 Jun 2023 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 8 Dec 2021 | View |
| StatementStatement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Transport statementTransport Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| StatementStatement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 15 Dec 2022 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 23 Jul 2021 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.