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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National Data Centre Old Burderop Hospital Site Burderop Wroughton Swindon SN4 0QB
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Council sourceDischarge of Condition 13 (Lighting) from Planning Application S/21/1760 - Section 73 Application for minor revisions and updates to planning permission S/21/0518/PEEG granted on 9th August 2021 for Erection of a replacement Data Centre (containing data halls, associated electrical and AHU Plant Rooms, loading bay, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas and plant at roof level), emergency back-up generators and emission stacks, diesel tanks and filling area, electrical switchroom, a water sprinkler pump room and storage tank, a gate house, site access, internal access roads, hard/soft landscaping, and rainwater infiltration pond to allow for levels changes in two landscaped areas resulting in amendments to Condition 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 14.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISIONDecision · PDF | 5 Nov 2025 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| LIGHTING IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| LIGHTING PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| COVERING LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.