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
Part retrospective application for the retention of hardstanding within the residential curtilage associated with No. 27 Dolphin Road, part proposed reinstatement of the boundary fence and landscaping to secure the land for ancillary residential use.
Proposal details
- Reference
- P/00326/004
- Alternative references
- PP-15005596
- Ward
- Langley St. Marys
- Agent
- Hussain
- UPRN
- 100080314572
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Location Plan and Block PlanSubmitted Plans/Documents | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
| _redacted Application FormApplication Form | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| Pre-Existing and Existing Site PlanAmended Plans | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| _redacted Revised Application FormSubmitted Plans/Documents | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| Signed Decision NoticeDecisions | 10 Aug 2026 | View |
| Signed Officer ReportDecisions | 10 Aug 2026 | 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 sourceStatutory expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Signed Decision Notice Signed Officer ReportPlanning conditions
- The development hereby approved shall be implemented only in accordance with the following plans and drawings hereby approved by the Local Planning Authority: (a) Proposed Site Plan and Elevation, Drawing No. TDRS PL-201, Dated 02/06/2026, Received 22/07/2026 (b) Location and Block Plan, Drawing No. TDRS PL-100, Dated 29/04/2026, Received 12/06/2026 REASON To ensure that the site is developed in accordance with the submitted application and to ensure that the proposed development does not prejudice the amenity of the area and to comply with the Policies in the Development Plan.
- Within 6 months of the date of this permission, the applicants/ owners shall complete the replacement landscaping including erection of fence adjacent to the highway as per Drawing No. TDRS PL-201, Dated 02/06/2026, Received 22/07/2026. These shall be retained and maintained thereafter for the lifetime of the development. Within a five period following the implementation of the scheme, if any of the new or retained trees or shrubs should die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased, then they shall be replaced in the next planting season with another of the same species and size as agreed in the landscaping tree planting scheme by the Local Planning Authority. REASON To ensure a satisfactory appearance of the development so as not to prejudice the visual amenities of the locality in accordance with EN1 and EN3 of the Local Plan 2004.
- The proposed gates shall be inward opening and be retained thereafter for the lifetime of the development. REASON: To ensure there would be no conflict with the landscaped verge in accordance with EN3 of the Local Plan 2004.
- It is the view of the Local Planning Authority that the proposed development does improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area for the reasons given in this notice and it is in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.
- The development must be so designed and constructed to ensure that surface water from the development does not drain onto the highway or into the highway drainage system. If it is intended to use soakaways as the method of dealing with the disposal of surface water then the permission of the Environment Agency will be necessary.
