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 installation of solar panels.
Proposal details
- Reference
- R25/1054
- Alternative references
- PP-14466869
- Ward
- Revel & Binley Woods
- Parish
- Harborough Magna
- Agent
- DAVE CUNNINGHAM
- UPRN
- 100071238357
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability appraisal R'cd 01.12.2025Sustainability Checklist | Not published | View |
| Composite Plans R'cd 01.12.2025Composite Plans | Not published | View |
| Community Infrastructure Levy - Completed form R'cd 01.12.2025CIL form | Not published | View |
| Biodiversity gain plan R'cd 01.12.2025Supporting Information | Not published | View |
| Planning Statement R'cd 01.12.2025Planning Statement | Not published | View |
| Panel Location R'cd 01.12.2025Supporting Information | Not published | View |
| Sustainability Appraisal R'cd 01.12.2025Sustainability Checklist | Not published | View |
| Solar Panals datasheet R'cd 01.12.2025Supporting Information | Not published | View |
| GSE datasheet R'cd 01.12.2025Supporting Information | Not published | View |
| File Size: 426395, HREF: , Reference: Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form | Not published | View |
| Biodiversity Metric Calculation R'cd 18.12.2025Supporting Information | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| 752381Decision_Approval_Planning_Permission_8188.pdfDecision Notice | 12 May 2026 | View |
| ApasTemplate_8544.pdfOfficer Report | 12 May 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Publicity end date
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Council sourceDecision expiry date
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Council source
Decision & conditions
752381Decision_Approval_Planning_Permission_8188.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: - Site Location Plan, Proposed Plans and Elevations Drg No. 79993/01a - Biodiversity Net Gain Planting Plan (Planting Plan - sheppard rev 1.pdf) - 2 GSE Ground Mount Datasheet - 500W Solar Panel Datasheet - V1.2 Received by Local Planning Authority 01.12.2025 - Biodiversity Net Gain Metric (Metric_Biodiversity_Metric_Sheppard_v1.xlsm) Received by Local Planning Authority 18.12.2025 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 development hereby permitted (including site clearance) shall not commence until a Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) to include a plan of habitats and protected and priority species mitigation, biodiversity enhancements, long-term management and monitoring (to include location of measures, installation timescale, timing of works, replacement planting details if applicable, and species lists for proposed planting) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such measures will be shown on all applicable annotated site plans and elevations, such approved mitigation and enhancement measures shall thereafter be implemented in full and maintained in strict accordance with the approved details in perpetuity. REASON: To enhance the nature conservation value of the site and ensure biodiversity net gain in accordance with the NERC act, NPPF, ODPM Circular 2005/06.
- INFORMATIVE 1: All public footpaths must remain open and unobstructed at all times unless closed by legal order.
- INFORMATIVE 2: In view of the nearby hedgehog records and suitable habitat, care should be taken when clearing the ground, particularly deadwood/leaves/bonfire piles. Trenches used for construction should be covered over night or ramped to allow exit. If a hedgehog is found, work should stop until WCC Ecological Services is contacted. Hedgehogs are of high conservation concern and are a Species of Principal Importance under section 41 of the NERC Act. Habitat enhancement for hedgehogs can be incorporated into development schemes, through ensuring new fences contain gaps of at least 15cm to allowing hedgehogs and other wildlife to move through gardens and provision of purpose-built hedgehog shelters which must have a smooth interior without coir, which can trap animals' spines. More details can be provided by the WCC Ecological Services if required
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