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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North West Cardiff
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Council sourceOutline planning application with all matters reserved apart from strategic access junctions for residential-led mixed use development, to be developed in phases, including preparatory works as necessary including demolition and re-grading of site levels; up to 5,970 residential units (use Class C3, including affordable homes); 3 no. local centres providing residential units, convenience shops and facilities/services (including up to 7,900 sq m in use classes A1 - A3) and 1no. district centre providing residential units, up to 12,000 sq m in use classes A1 - A3 including a food store (up to 5,000 sq m gross) with associated parking, up to 15,500 sq m of use class B1(a), B1(b) and B1(c) and up to 2,865 sq m of community and healthcare facilities (use classes D1 and D2); provision for 3no. Primary Schools and 1no. Secondary School; open space including allotments; parks; natural and semi natural green space; amenity green spaces; facilities for children and young people; outdoor sports provision including playing pitches; associated infrastructure and engineering works including new vehicular accesses, improvement works to the existing highway network, new roads, footpaths/cycleways, a reserved strategic transport corridor; up to 1 no. Electricity primary-substation and landscaping works including suds).
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