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
Approval of Condition 16 (External Lighting) of R23/1047 The Construction of a Motorway Service Area
Proposal details
- Reference
- R25/0711
- Alternative references
- PP-14203621
- Ward
- Wolvey & Shilton
- Parish
- Stretton Baskerville, Wolvey
- Agent
- Tommy Cooney
- UPRN
- 10010514831
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Lighting Report Rec'd 14/08/2025Superseded | Not published | View |
| Application Form Redacted 14/08/2025Application Form | Not published | View |
| Covering Letter 19/08/2025Condition Info / Plan | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| Amended Design Report Rec'd 17.12.2025Condition Info / Plan | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| Decision dated 03.02.2026Decision Notice | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Consultation expiry date
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Council sourceDecision due date
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Council sourceDecision expiry date
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Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision dated 03.02.2026Planning conditions
- CONDITION 16: No part of the development hereby permitted shall commence until full details of all permanent and temporary external lighting of the site have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with National Highways. The MSA shall not be available to members of the public until the permanent scheme of lighting contained in the approved details has been completed and is operational. REASON: To ensure that the A5 Trunk Road and M69 Motorway continue to serve their purpose as part of a national system of routes for through traffic in accordance with Section 10 (2) of the Highways Act 1980 by minimising disruption on the SRN resulting from traffic entering and emerging from the application site and in the interests of road safety.
