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 detached garage/carport.
Proposal details
- Reference
- R26/0161
- Alternative references
- PP-14687412
- Ward
- Dunsmore
- Parish
- Stretton On Dunsmore
- Agent
- Rebecca Bubb
- UPRN
- 100071503592
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Existing Plans and Elevations R'cd 17.02.2026Existing Plans | Not published | View |
| Planning statement R'cd 17.02.2026Planning Statement | Not published | View |
| Sustainability appraisal R'cd 17.02.2026Sustainability Checklist | Not published | View |
| Community Infrastructure Levy - Completed form R'cd 17.02.2026CIL form | Not published | View |
| Application Form Redacted R'cd 25.02.2026Application Form | 26 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROW Comments R'cd 19.03.2026 | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Ecology CommentsConsultee Comment | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| r'cd 18/09/2026Amendments | 18 Sept 2026 | View |
| r'cd 18/09/2026Amendments | 18 Sept 2026 | View |
| ApasTemplate_8751.pdfOfficer Report | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| 798546Decision_Approval_Planning_Permission_8347.pdfDecision Notice | 23 Sept 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Consultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourcePublicity end date
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Council sourceStatutory 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
798546Decision_Approval_Planning_Permission_8347.pdfPlanning conditions
- INFORMATIVE 1: The Public Right of Way Footpath (R162) must remain open and unobstructed at all times unless closed by legal order.
- CONDITION 3: The facing materials to be used on the external walls and roof shall be as specified on approved drawing Proposed Plans and Elevations Drawing No: 0016-0502-06 Rev: received by the local authority 18/09/2026. 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: Location Plan scale 1:1250 Drawing Title: Site Location and Block Plan Drawing No: 0016-0500-03 rev: received 18/09/2026 Proposed Block Plan scale 1:500 Drawing Title: Site Location and Block Plan Drawing No: 0016-0500-03 rev: received 18/09/2026 Drawing Title Proposed Plans and Elevations Drawing No: 0016-0502-06 Rev: received 18/09/2026 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 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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).
