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
Brookside, Brook Street, Benson, OX10 6LJ
Brookside, Brook Street, Benson, OX10 6LJ
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Convert the existing barn into two granny annexes associated with the main house and the addition of separate garage outbuilding (as amended by plans to alter the roof design of the barn conversion and the design and scale of the garage outbuilding received on 18 December 2024, and amended by heritage information and plans to introduce screening fins submitted on 12 August 2025 and 6 October 2025 respectively).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormApplication Form | Not published | View |
| Vision Reducing Fin ExamplesOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| Floor Plans and Elevations Proposed drwgno 2021 06 0020BOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| Rooflight Vision Diagrams Proposed drwgno 2021 06 0200Other Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| Heritage Impact Assessment FINALOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| 2835 CSD Brookside Structural inspection T3Other Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED Proposed garage elevations and floor plans drwgno 2021 06 0030AOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| Proposed Block Plan drwgno 2021 06 0002BOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| Proposed garage elevations and floor plans drwgno 2021 06 0030BOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| Location and Block Plan drwgno 2021 06 0001BOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED Proposed elevations floor plans cross section drwgno 2021 06 0020AOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED Location and Block Plan drwgno 2021 06 0001AOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED Proposed Block Plan drwgno 2021 06 0002AOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED Floor Plans and Elevations Proposed drwgno 2021-06-0020General Plan | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED Floor Plans and Elevations Garage Proposed drwgno 2021-06-0030General Plan | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED Block Plan Proposed drwgno 2021-06-0002General Plan | Not published | View |
| Floor Plans and Elevations Existing drwgno 2021-06-0010General Plan | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED Location and Block Plan drwgno 2021-06-0001General Plan | Not published | View |
| Pre App Response 2023-09-12 Officer ResponseSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Bat Survey ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Sustainable Construction ChecklistSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Site Inspection ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Ecology ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Validation ChecklistSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Heritage Design and Access StatementSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Floor Plans and Sections Plans Existing and Proposed drwgno 2021 06 0010Pre-application advice given | Not published | View |
| Location and Block Plan drwgno 2021 06 0001 Pre-application advice given | Not published | View |
| Application FormPre-application advice given | Not published | View |
| Elevations Existing and Proposed drwgno 2021 06 0020Pre-application advice given | Not published | View |
| Block Plan Proposed drwgno 2021 06 0002 PPre-application advice given | Not published | View |
| Heritage, Design and Access StatementPre-application advice given | Not published | View |
| 2023-09-12 Officer ResponsePre-application advice given | Not published | 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.