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 to the north of the Royle Farm Business Park, Drakelow, Swadlincote
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Council sourceApproval of details reserved by conditions 7 (HSI assessment), 8 (eDNA analysis) and 9 parts 1-5 (WSI for archaeology) relating to planning permission DMPA/2024/0499 (the installation of a Battery Energy Storage Facility with associated infrastructure, a grid connection route corridor, a DNO substation and connecting structure, a new internal site access, and associated works) at
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire Wildlife TrustConsultee comments | 28 Jan 2025 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision | 6 Feb 2025 | View |
| Application FormForm | 18 Dec 2024 | View |
| Cover LetterDocument | 18 Dec 2024 | View |
| eDNA results letter 2024 1040068-SLR-AV2Document | 18 Dec 2024 | View |
| Written Scheme of Investigation - Archaeological BriefDocument | 18 Dec 2024 | View |
| eDNA results letter 2024 1040068-SLR-AV3Document | 18 Dec 2024 | View |
| Officer ReportDecision | 6 Feb 2025 | View |
| DCC ArchaeologyConsultee comments | 27 Jan 2025 | View |
| Great Crested Newt MemoDocument | 18 Dec 2024 | View |
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