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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2 Bowman Trading Estate Bessemer Drive Stevenage Herts
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Council sourcePrior approval for change of use from offices (Use Class B1) to residential (Use Class C3) comprising 4 units.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DELEGATED REPORTOfficer's Report · PDF | 23 Aug 2021 | View |
| OFFICERS REPORTOfficer's Report · PDF | 25 Sept 2017 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 7 Jul 2017 | View |
| COUNCIL'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERConsultee Comment · PDF | 6 Jul 2017 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH 1 - NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTPhotographs | 5 Jul 2017 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH 2 - NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTPhotographs | 5 Jul 2017 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH 3 - NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTPhotographs | 5 Jul 2017 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 5 Jul 2017 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT - FF REAR CORRIDORSupporting Documents · PDF | 5 Jul 2017 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT - INTERNALS ROOM 4Supporting Documents · PDF | 5 Jul 2017 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT - ROOM 4Supporting Documents · PDF | 5 Jul 2017 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 5 Jul 2017 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 5 Jul 2017 | View |
| COUNCIL'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 Jul 2017 | View |
| CONTRIBUTOR COMMENTS FROM DIXONS DISPATCHThird Party Representations · PDF | 4 Jul 2017 | View |
| PETITION AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENTThird Party Representations · PDF | 28 Jun 2017 | View |
| PETITION AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENTThird Party Representations · PDF | 28 Jun 2017 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLAN (AMENDED)Drawings · PDF | 22 Jun 2017 | View |
| COUNCIL'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERConsultee Comments | 14 Jun 2017 | View |
| LAND REGISTRY TITLE PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2017 | View |
| LAND REGISTRY TITLE PLAN FOR OFFICESSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2017 | View |
| VOA RECORD FOR OFFICES 2010Supporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2017 | View |
| CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM HERTS HIGHWAYSConsultee Comments · PDF | 12 Jun 2017 | View |
| CONTRIBUTOR COMMENTS FROM BOWMANS HOUSE BESSEMER DRIVEThird Party Representations · PDF | 7 Jun 2017 | View |
| CONTRIBUTOR COMMENTS FROM CHALLENGE ELECTRONICS LTD, UNIT 9, BOWMAN TRADING ESTAThird Party Representations · PDF | 26 May 2017 | View |
| COUNCIL'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 May 2017 | View |
| CONTRIBUTOR COMMENTS FROM DYNO DEVELOPMENTS,Third Party Representations · PDF | 24 May 2017 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 9 May 2017 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 9 May 2017 | View |
| CONTAMINATION REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 9 May 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 9 May 2017 | View |
| SUITE 1 VOASupporting Documents · PDF | 9 May 2017 | View |
| SUITE 2 VOASupporting Documents · PDF | 9 May 2017 | View |
| SUITE 2A VOASupporting Documents · PDF | 9 May 2017 | View |
| SUITE 5 VOASupporting Documents · PDF | 9 May 2017 | View |
| SUITE 6 VOASupporting Documents · PDF | 9 May 2017 | View |
| AMENDED SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 9 May 2017 | 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.