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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
Details of Conditions 7 (Site Development and Compensation Scheme) & 8 (Land Contamination Assessment) of R21/1234 (APP/E3715/W/24/3344241) (change of use of land to a private gypsy and traveller caravan site)
Proposal details
- Reference
- R25/0456
- Alternative references
- PP-14026094
- Agent
- Angus Murdoch
- UPRN
- 10010517874
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology Design Strategy Rec'd 20/05/2025Condition Info / Plan | Not published | View |
| Site Resoration Plan Rec'd 20/05/2025Condition Info / Plan | Not published | View |
| Elevation & Floor Plan of Amenity Block Rec'd 20/05/2025Condition Info / Plan | Not published | View |
| Elevation & Floor Plan of Static Caravan Rec'd 20/05/2025Condition Info / Plan | Not published | View |
| Site Plan Rec'd 20/05/2025Site, Location or Block Plan | Not published | View |
| Rec'd 20/05/2025Condition Info / Plan | Not published | View |
| Application Form Redacted Rec'd 20/05/2025Application Form | Not published | View |
| COND 8Decision Notice | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| COND 7 Part i) a,b & fDecision Notice | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| WCC ECOLOGY AMENDMENTSAmendments | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| 711702Decision_Refusal_of_Condition_27.pdfDecision Notice | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| AppellantAppeal Questionnaires | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| LPAAppeal Questionnaires | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| 6003856_Appeal_Decision.pdfAppeal Decision | 10 Apr 2026 | View |
| COND 7 Part i) dDecision Notice | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
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Decision & conditions
Appeal status: Appeal lodged
COND 8 COND 7 Part i) a,b & f 711702Decision_Refusal_of_Condition_27.pdf 6003856_Appeal_Decision.pdf COND 7 Part i) dPlanning conditions
- CONDITION: The use hereby permitted shall cease and all caravans, structures, equipment, hardstanding and materials brought onto the land for the purposes of such use shall be removed and the land restored, in accordance with a scheme approved by the Council, within 28 days of the date of failure to meet any one of the requirements set out in (i) to (iv) below (i) Within 3 months of the date of this Decision, a Land Contamination Assessment (the ‘assessment’), that includes: • a survey of the extent, scale and nature of contamination; • an assessment of the potential risks to human health and the environment; and • if required, an appraisal of remedial options and a detailed remediation scheme and timetable for removing unacceptable contaminants. The scheme shall ensure that the site will not qualify as contaminated land under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to the intended use of the land after remediation. Shall have been submitted for the written approval of the Local Planning Authority and the said assessment shall include a timetable for its implementation. REASON:
