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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West Bank Terminal, Ipswich Port, ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8LY
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West Bank Terminal, Ipswich Port, ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8LY
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A Lawful Development Certificate for: (a) the use of the land as an Aggregates Handling Wharf, for throughputs of up to 379,000 tonnes of aggregate in any 12 month period; storage at any time of between 15,000 and 40,000 tonnes of aggregate; with all aggregate discharged from or loaded onto sea-going vessels, or brought onto the wharf or removed from the wharf by road-going vehicles. (b) Development and activities taking place on the wharf comprise an office/mess, weighbridge, control shed, general storage shed, oil storage container, product bays, moveable wall sections, water bowser, mobile conveyor, loading shovels, water tank, waste oil tank and gas oil tank.
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| 16839_147748_2014-05-23 CLEUD.pdf16839_147748_2014-05-23 CLEUD.pdf ( kb) | 28 May 2014 | View |
| 16839_147747_2014-05-14 Officer Delegated Summary.pdf16839_147747_2014-05-14 Officer Delegated Summary.pdf ( kb) | 28 May 2014 | View |
| 16839_135132_Appendix A (Aerial Photograph February 2003).pdf16839_135132_Appendix A (Aerial Photograph February 2003).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135131_Appendix K (Site Survey 22nd August 2013).pdf16839_135131_Appendix K (Site Survey 22nd August 2013).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135130_Appendix J (Aerial Photo Sept-Oct 2011).pdf16839_135130_Appendix J (Aerial Photo Sept-Oct 2011).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135129_Appendix I (Operational Activities).pdf16839_135129_Appendix I (Operational Activities).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135128_Appendix F (Tonnage Throughputs).pdf16839_135128_Appendix F (Tonnage Throughputs).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135127_Appendix E (Site Layout Arrangements).pdf16839_135127_Appendix E (Site Layout Arrangements).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135126_Covering Letter (06.11.2013).pdf16839_135126_Covering Letter (06.11.2013).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135125_Contents Page.pdf16839_135125_Contents Page.pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135124_Application Form.pdf16839_135124_Application Form.pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135123_Location Plan (IPS 21.C).pdf16839_135123_Location Plan (IPS 21.C).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135122_Title Page.pdf16839_135122_Title Page.pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135121_Planning Statement.pdf16839_135121_Planning Statement.pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135153_site notice.doc16839_135153_site notice.doc ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135141_Tonnages (May 2009).pdf16839_135141_Tonnages (May 2009).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135140_Tonnages (May 2007).pdf16839_135140_Tonnages (May 2007).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135139_Tonnages (March 2013).pdf16839_135139_Tonnages (March 2013).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135138_Tonnages (March 2006).pdf16839_135138_Tonnages (March 2006).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135137_Stockpile Photographs.pdf16839_135137_Stockpile Photographs.pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135136_Site Storage Capacity.pdf16839_135136_Site Storage Capacity.pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135135_Appendix D (Employee Statements).pdf16839_135135_Appendix D (Employee Statements).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135134_Appendix C (Schedule of Activities, Infrastructure and Mobile Plant Used).pdf16839_135134_Appendix C (Schedule of Activities, Infrastructure and Mobile Plant Used).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
| 16839_135133_Appendix B (Aerial Photograph December 2008).pdf16839_135133_Appendix B (Aerial Photograph December 2008).pdf ( kb) | 8 Nov 2013 | View |
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