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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Land To The South Of National Grids Electrical Substation For New Cable Tunnel Fort Road Tilbury Essex
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Land To The South Of National Grids Electrical Substation For New Cable Tunnel Fort Road Tilbury Essex
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View council mapApplication for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 21 (External Lighting) of planning permission ref: 23/01502/FUL (Proposed construction a new cable tunnel beneath the River Thames between Tilbury and Gravesend to provide additional transmission capacity. Above-ground infrastructure in the form of a new Cable Sealing End compound and a new head house building along with associated electricity infrastructure, access, parking, boundary treatment and two overhead gantry structures for future overhead lines. Temporary compound for the duration of the project to provide parking, staff welfare facilities, delivery vehicle parking, and equipment and machinery storage, including boundary treatment and lighting.)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 21 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| CONDITION DISCHARGE COVER LETTERCover Letter · PDF | 22 May 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.