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.
Council planning record
20 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU
20 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU
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View council mapExternal:Remove concrete tanking to plinth, replaster in lime render. Remove concrete paver front door step, rebuild with natural stone step. Ground floor road front elevation, remove external boarding to timber frame, insulation between the studs with sheep wool, repair substrate (lathe/masonry) and replaster in lime. Strip impervious paint to expose jetty brackets. Remove impervious external paintwork to masonry ground floor wall (south). First floor, remove impervious external paintwork to plaster. Draughtproof and fill cracks in plaster with hared lime putty. Limewash external plaster and masonry elevations.Ground Internal: Remove concrete screed floor to ground floor and replace with insulated limecrete slab containing underfloor heating. Limecrete slab will be finished with gault brick flooring, bedded on lime mortar. Remove gypsum plaster to ground floor internal walls (up to approx. 1.5m above floor level). Remove cementitious tanking to ground internal walls behind gypsum plaster. Repair substrate (masonry or lathe) and introduction of new lime plaster finish. Strip impervious paint to expose internal timber elements. Repaint plaster walls with limewash or distemper. Remove failed plaster to ceiling to expose joists above. Remove modern opaque glass door to hallway. Remove modern fire surround and installation of a multifuel stove.First Floor internal: Remove plywood flooring to first floor and conservation repair of historic timber flooring. Remove emulsion paint to walls, repair plaster and paint with limewash or distemper. Remove modern fitted cupboard in small bedroom. Other Work: Repair and renovation of timber windows, reinstate small pane window pattern where it has been lost and installation of slimline glazing where glass is non historic. Replace one window to ground floor southern elevation with new horizontal sliding sash to match those to the west. Repair front door and frame and paint and draught stripped. Reline chimney.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 18 Jun 2026 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTApplication Committee / Delegated Report · PDF | 18 Jun 2026 | View |
| BNE - CONSERVATIONConsultee Comments · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| INVALID LETTERApplication Information · PDF | 17 Apr 2026 | View |
| EMAIL - UPDATED PROPOSALAgent / Applicant Comments · PDF | 17 Apr 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 17 Apr 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICEApplication Press/Site Notices · PDF | 17 Apr 2026 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTALAttachment Summary · PDF | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE AND DESIGN STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| ELEVATIONS-EXTERNAL DEMOLITION AND PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| FLOOR PLANS EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| SITE/LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| FLOOR PLANS INTERNAL DEMOLITIONDrawings · PDF | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| FLOOR PLANS INTERNAL PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 2 Apr 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.