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.
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78 Beechwood Avenue Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6BW
Last published check: 8 Oct 2026, 05:00. Check the council record for more recent changes.
78 Beechwood Avenue Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6BW
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View council mapPart single storey and part two storey rear and side extensions. Single storey side extension to the existing garage.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DELEGATED REPORTApplication Committee / Delegated Report · PDF | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 13 Mar 2026 | View |
| PARISHConsultee Comments · PDF | 12 Feb 2026 | View |
| TREESConsultee Comments · PDF | 26 Jan 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURSNeighbour/Consultee Notification List · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICEApplication Press/Site Notices · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTALAttachment Summary · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSDrawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| OS PLANDrawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANSDrawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| SITE PLAN WITH PROPOSED EXTENSIONSDrawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.