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
Single storey side extension with alterations to the roof.
Proposal details
- Reference
- R25/0673
- Alternative references
- PP-14202796
- Ward
- Revel & Binley Woods
- Parish
- Binley Woods
- Agent
- Matthew Willemsen
- UPRN
- 100070174551
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Photographs and photomontages R'cd 31.07.2025Photographs | Not published | View |
| Sustainability appraisal R'cd 31.07.2025Sustainability Checklist | Not published | View |
| Supporting information r'cd 31.07.2025Supporting Information | Not published | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal Data R'cd 31.07.2025Application Form | Not published | View |
| Bat Survey R'cd 15.09.2025Supporting Information | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Existing Plans and Elevations R'cd 15.09.2025Existing Plans | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Proposed Plans and Elevations R'cdSuperseded | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| The location plan R'cd 15.09.2025Site Location Plan | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Site/Block Plan - Existing R'cd 15.09.2025Site Plan | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Block plan of the site R'cd 15.09.2025Superseded | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Bat Survey Rcd 15.10.2025Supporting Information | 15 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed Plans, Roof Plans and Elevations Rcd 31.10.2025Superseded | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed Block Plan Rcd 24.11.2025Amended Plans | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| Proposed ground floor plan Rcd 24.11.2025Amended Plans | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| Proposed first floor plan Rcd 24.11.2025Amended Plans | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| Proposed Roof Plan Rcd 24.11.2025Amended Plans | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| Proposed elevations Rcd 24.11.2025Amended Plans | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| Proposed elevations Rcd 24.11.2025Amended Plans | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| 703673Decision_Approval_Planning_Permission_8037.pdfDecision Notice | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| ApasTemplate_8204.pdfOfficer Report | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
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Application timeline
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Decision & conditions
703673Decision_Approval_Planning_Permission_8037.pdfPlanning conditions
- 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: 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.
- CONDITION 2: The development shall be carried out in accordance with the plans and documents detailed below: - Application Form - Sustainability Checklist Received by Local Planning Authority 31.07.2025 - Site Location Plan Drg No. EX-001 Rev P1 - Existing Block Plan Drg No. EX-002 Rev P1 - Existing Ground Floor Plan Drg No. EX-100 Rev P1 - Existing Roof Plan Drg No. EX-101 Rev P1 - Existing Elevations Drg No. EX-110 and EX-111 Rev P1 Received by Local Planning Authority 15.09.2025 - Proposed Block Plan Drg No. GA-002 Rev A - Proposed Ground Floor Plan Drg No. GA-100 Rev A - Proposed First Floor Plan Drg No. GA-101 Rev P3 - Proposed Roof Plan Drg No. GA-102 Rev P2 - Proposed Elevations Drg No. GA-110 Rev P3 and GA-111 Rev P3 Received by Local Planning Authority 24.11.2025 REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the details of the development are acceptable to the Local Planning Authority.
- CONDITION 3: The facing materials to be used on the external walls and roof shall be as specified on the application form, received by the Council on 31.07.2025 and on plans outlined in Condition 2. REASON: To ensure a satisfactory external appearance and for the avoidance of doubt.
- 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, 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 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 built environment, where natural nesting places can be scarce. Please ensure that the boxes are appropriately sited and not lit at night in the case of bat boxes. Further advice and information can be obtained from the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT), and the Royal Society for the Protection 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.
