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.
Application overview
Proposed hip-to-gable roof conversion, with front and rear dormer windows.
Proposal details
- Reference
- R25/0611
- Alternative references
- PP-14170265
- Ward
- Paddox
- Parish
- Unparished
- Agent
- Artur Szymonik
- UPRN
- 100070192027
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Bat Survey R'cd 11.07.2025Supporting Information | Not published | View |
| Site Location Plan R'cd 11.07.2025Site Location Plan | Not published | View |
| Superseded Composite Plans R'cd 11.07.2025Composite Plans | Not published | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal Data R'cd 11.07.2025Application Form | Not published | View |
| Sustainability Checklist R'cd 01.08.2025Sustainability Checklist | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| Ecology Comment's R'cd 25.09.2025Consultee Comment | 25 Sept 2025 | View |
| Environmental Health Comments R'cd 09.10.2025Consultee Comment | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| Amended Composite Plans R'cd 22.10.2025Amendments | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| Delegated ReportOfficer Report | 7 Nov 2025 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 7 Nov 2025 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceConsultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourcePublicity end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceStatutory expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceExtension date
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Council sourceDecision expiry date
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Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- CONDITION 3: The facing materials to be used on the external walls and roof shall be of the same type, colour and texture as those used on the existing building. REASON 3: To ensure a satisfactory external appearance.
- CONDITION 2: The development shall be carried out in accordance with the plans and documents detailed below: Application Form, received by the Local Planning Authority on 11-July-2025, Amended Site Location Plan, reference A-06, received by the Local Planning Authority on 11-July-2025. Amended Proposed Elevations Plans, reference A-04, received by the Local Planning Authority on 22-October-2025. Amended Proposed Floor Plans, reference A-03, received by the Local Planning Authority on 22-October-2025. Amended Proposed Roof Plans, reference A-05, received by the Local Planning Authority on 22-October-2025. Sustainability Checklist, received by the Local Planning Authority on 01-August-2025. REASON 2: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the details of the development are acceptable to the Local Planning Authority.
- CONDITION 1: The development to which this permission relates must not be begun later than the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. REASON 1: To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, 2004.
- INFORMATIVE 1: Bats can be found in many buildings, even those that initially appear to be unsuitable or have been subject to a bat survey and found no evidence. Therefore, if any evidence of bats is found on site, work should stop while a bat survey is carried out by an experienced bat worker, and any recommendations made following the survey are undertaken. It should also be noted that as bats are a mobile species and can move into a property with potential access at any time. A further survey may be required if the works are not undertaken within two years. Bats and roosts are protected under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act, the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, and The Conservation of Habitat and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended). INFORMATIVE 2: Work should avoid disturbance to nesting birds. Birds can nest in many places including buildings, trees, shrubs, dense ivy, and bramble/rose scrub. Nesting birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). The main nesting season lasts approximately from March to September inclusive, so work should ideally take place outside these dates if at all possible. N.B birds can nest at any time, and the site should ideally be checked by a suitably qualified ecologist for their presence immediately before work starts, especially if during the breeding season. INFORMATIVE 3: Consideration should be given to the provision of suitable bat and bird boxes within the new build or adjacent trees in order to increase opportunities for wildlife. Many bat and bird populations have declined dramatically in recent years due to loss of roost, nest and foraging sites as a result of development. However, a variety of bat and bird species use boxes and they can be particularly useful in the urban environment, where natural nesting places can be scarce. Further advice and information can be obtained from the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT), and the Royal Society for the Preservation of Birds (RSPB). WCC Ecological Services (tel: 01926 418060) would be pleased to advise further if required, in particular regarding which type of boxes to use. INFORMATIVE 4: To reduce the likelihood of local residents being subjected to adverse levels of noise annoyance during construction, work on site should not occur outside the following hours: - Monday – Friday 7.30 a.m. – 6.00 p.m. Saturday 8.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. NO WORK ON SUNDAYS & BANK HOLIDAYS.
