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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Land At West Corner Of Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire
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Land At West Corner Of Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire
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View council mapRequest for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion for detailed planning permission: new facility of circa 10,000sqm (GEA) for IWM including storage and conservation space for IWM (Phase 1A) within the IWM Duxford Museum Site (Use Class F1) and 3,500sqm (GIA) employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g), B2, B8) for advanced technology, innovation, research and development, offices, testing, manufacture and storage space primarily for air mobility, aviation technology and associated uses (Phase 1B) with associated access from A505, internal roads, car parking, landscaping, servicing and associated works within avtech site.Outline planning permission: up to 50,000sqm (gea) of employment floorspace (use classes E(g), B2, B8) within a number of new buildings for advanced technology, innovation, research and development, offices, testing, manufacture and storage (hangar) space primarily for Advanced air mobility, aviation technology and associated mi-tech related uses, cafe to serve development, with associated internal access, car parking, servicing, strategic landscaping/green infrastructure, internal roads, drainage attenuation and associated works.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SCOPING RESPONSEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| MINISTRY OF DEFENCEConsultee Comments · PDF | 27 Apr 2026 | View |
| URBAN DESIGNConsultee Comments · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| EOT REQUESTExtension of Time Request · PDF | 17 Apr 2026 | View |
| TREESConsultee Comments · PDF | 16 Apr 2026 | View |
| LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 16 Apr 2026 | View |
| CONTAMINATED LANDConsultee Comments · PDF | 15 Apr 2026 | View |
| ANGLIAN WATERConsultee Comments · PDF | 15 Apr 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| URBAN DESIGNConsultee Comments · PDF | 9 Apr 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comments · PDF | 9 Apr 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comments · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| TRANSPORT ASSESSMENTConsultee Comments · PDF | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| CLIMATE, WASTE & ENVIRONMENTConsultee Comments | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| BNE - CONSERVATIONConsultee Comments · PDF | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comments · PDF | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comments · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| BNE LANDSCAPEConsultee Comments · PDF | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comments · PDF | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| AIR QUALITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 30 Mar 2026 | View |
| LLFAConsultee Comments · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICERConsultee Comments · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| CAMBRIDGE CITY AIRPORTConsultee Comments · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| WASTE - SHARED SERVICEConsultee Comments | 24 Mar 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION VALIDApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| REQUEST FOR EIA SCOPING OPINIONApplication Information · PDF | 13 Mar 2026 | View |
| ENV. IMPACT ASSESSMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 13 Mar 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
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.