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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Fenleigh Farm Smithy Fen Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8PU
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Fenleigh Farm Smithy Fen Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8PU
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View council mapChange of use of buildings on agricultural units and former agricultural buildings to 1no. dwellinghouse (Class C3) and installation of fenestration to existing openings.
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| CONFIRMATION OF WITHDRAWALApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNINGConsultee Comments | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comments · PDF | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNINGConsultee Comments · PDF | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comments · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| MERTON HALL, SMITHY FENThird Party Comments · PDF | 28 Jun 2026 | View |
| CONTAMINATED LANDConsultee Comments · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| PARISHConsultee Comments · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| DRAINAGEConsultee Comments | 18 Jun 2026 | View |
| OLD WEST INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARDConsultee Comments · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURSNeighbour/Consultee Notification List · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICEApplication Press/Site Notices · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| RECEIPTApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION VALIDApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTALAttachment Summary · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| ELEVATIONS AS EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REPORTApplication Information · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY REPORTApplication Information · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| ASBESTOS REPORTApplication Information · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTApplication Information · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| PHASE 1 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENTApplication Information · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| ACOUSTIC REPORTApplication Information · PDF | 8 Jun 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.