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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Gods House Farm Harts Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7QQ
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Gods House Farm Harts Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7QQ
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View council mapPlanning Application - Construction of one x 2-bedroom and four x 3-bedroom dwellings with associated boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping and EV charging points (in lieu of Class Q prior approval 24/01025/COUNOT).
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|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| Delegated reportReport · PDF | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| Habitat regulation assessmentBackGround Papers · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| Consultee response - ecc heritage - rec'd 03.07.2026Consultee Comment · PDF | 3 Jul 2026 | View |
| Consultee response - ecc highways dept - rec'd 30.06.26Consultee Comment · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| Consultee response - ecc ecology - rec'd 29.06.26Consultee Comment · PDF | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| Consultee response - uu open spaces - rec'd 24.06.26Consultee Comment · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| ConsulteecommentConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| Consultee response - environmental protection - rec'd 23.06.26Consultee Comment · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| Newspaper advert on friday 19th may 2026 - rec'd 15/06/2026Other · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| Acknowledgement letterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| Site noticeSite Notice · PDF | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| CorrespondenceCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application form - rec'd 05/06/2026Application Form · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Heritage statement - rec'd 05/06/2026Report · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Drainage strategy report - rec'd 05/06/2026Report · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Biodiversity net gain assessment - rec'd 05/06/2026Report · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Habitat map - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Existing block plan - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Building 1 -existing and class q approved - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed dwelling 3 - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed visualisations - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed sections - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Site plan - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed site plan - overlay - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed block plan - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Energy statement - rec'd 05/06/2026Report · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Bat emergence survey - rec'd 05/06/2026Report · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Preliminary ecological appraisal and preliminary roost assessment - rec'd 05/06/Report · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed block plan - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Building 2 -existing and class q approved - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Building 4 -existing and class q approved - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed dwelling 1 - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed dwelling 2 - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed dwelling 4 - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Design and access statement - rec'd 05/06/2026Report · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| The statutory biodiversity metric calculation tool - rec'd 05/06/2026Report | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Building 3 -existing and class q approved - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed dwelling 5 - rec'd 05/06/2026Drawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Superfast broadband statement - rec'd 05/06/2026Report · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
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