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
Field At (Penn 2) Penstone Lane Lower Penn
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Field At (Penn 2) Penstone Lane Lower Penn
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View council mapProposed battery energy storage facility, new compound, with associated infrastructure, fencing, access road, drainage and landscaping (amended description)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 29 Sept 2022 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTOfficer Report · PDF | 29 Sept 2022 | View |
| LANDSCAPE MITIGATION STRATEGYApproved Plan · PDF | 26 Jul 2022 | View |
| PROXIMITY OF PROPOSAL TO GAS PIPELINEApproved Plan · PDF | 26 Jul 2022 | View |
| SITE LAYOUT PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 26 Jul 2022 | View |
| SITE LAYOUT INCLUDING 22/00044/FULApproved Plan · PDF | 26 Jul 2022 | View |
| LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISALApproved Plan · PDF | 26 Jul 2022 | View |
| RESPONSE TO COUNCILLOR KINSEYDocuments · PDF | 12 May 2022 | View |
| SUPPORTING POLICY STATEMENTDocuments · PDF | 12 May 2022 | View |
| VERIFIED PHOTOMONTAGEDocuments · PDF | 12 May 2022 | View |
| BATTERY SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLANDocuments · PDF | 1 Apr 2022 | View |
| APPENDIX C HISTOGRAMS (NIA)Documents · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| APPENDIX A FIGURES 1-4 (NIA)Documents · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| APPENDIX B TIME SERIES CHART (NIA)Documents · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 16 Feb 2022 | View |
| SITE LAYOUT PLANSuperseded · PDF | 16 Feb 2022 | View |
| APPENDIX D (NIA)Documents · PDF | 16 Feb 2022 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT (NIA)Documents · PDF | 16 Feb 2022 | View |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTDocuments · PDF | 21 Jan 2022 | View |
| CCTV ELEVATIONApproved Plan · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| FENCE AND GATES ELEVATIONSApproved Plan · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| SUBSTATION 1 SITE LAYOUT OUTLINE ELEVATIONSApproved Plan · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| ACCESS ROAD ELEVATIONApproved Plan · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| DNO CONTROL ROOM ELEVATIONSApproved Plan · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| CUSTOMER CONTROL ROOM ELEVATIONSApproved Plan · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| PCS UNIT PLAN AND ELEVATIONSApproved Plan · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| BATTERY UNIT PLAN AND ELEVATIONSApproved Plan · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| 2X50MW (2HR) ESS CONNECTING TO WPDS 132 KV NETWORKSuperseded · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| FIRE SYSTEM SAFETY DESIGNDocuments · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| SEQUENTIAL SITE SELECTION REPORTDocuments · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| FIGURE 20 MITIGATION STRATEGY PLANSuperseded · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| SUPPORTING POLICY STATEMENTSuperseded · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISALSuperseded · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTDocuments · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| SUPPORTING PLANNING STATEMENT - FINALDocuments · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDocuments · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form (Redacted) · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| ADDENDUM TO SUPPORTING PLANNING STATEMENDocuments · PDF | 19 Jan 2022 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTDocuments · PDF | 5 Jan 2022 | View |
| HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT DESK BASED ASSESSMENTDocuments · PDF | 5 Jan 2022 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY METRICDocuments | 5 Jan 2022 | 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.