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.
Council planning record
Land At Sx 434 685 Bere Alston
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Land At Sx 434 685 Bere Alston
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Replacement of pontoon to enable creation of ferry service to link Tamara Way from Devon-Cornwall banks of River Tamar
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| Planning Officers ReportOfficer Report | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| Ecological Appraisal and Impact Assessment ReportDocument referred to in decision | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| Project Plan Risk Assessment & Method Statement Reference number 07492Document referred to in decision | 3 Jan 2025 | View |
| Proposed Pontoon MaterialsDocument referred to in decision | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| Existing and proposed site plansDocument referred to in decision | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| Existing and proposed plansDocument referred to in decision | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| Replacement PontoonDocument referred to in decision | 13 Jan 2025 | View |
| Proposed pontoonGeneral Plan | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| Climate Emergency Compliance FormClimate Emergency Compliance Form | 3 Jan 2025 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and access statement | 3 Jan 2025 | View |
| Flood risk assessmentFlood risk assessment | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| Heritage statement and impact assessmentHeritage Statement | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 16 Jan 2025 | View |
| Tamar valley national landscape statement of needSupporting Information | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| Carbon Reduction StatementSupporting Information | 3 Jan 2025 | View |
| Coastal Development StatementSupporting Information | 3 Jan 2025 | View |
| Email from Natural England re new pontoonSupporting Information | 3 Jan 2025 | View |
| Wildlife trigger tableWildlife Trigger Table | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| DCC Highways responseConsultation Response | 20 Jan 2025 | View |
| Marine Management responseConsultation Response - External | 16 Jan 2025 | View |
| DCC Highways Consultation Response - No Comments To makeConsultation Response - External | 23 Jan 2025 | View |
| Historic England Consultation ResponseConsultation Response - External | 28 Jan 2025 | View |
| Environment Agency Consultation ResponseConsultation Response - External | 28 Jan 2025 | View |
| Natural England responseConsultation Response - External | 27 Jan 2025 | View |
| DCC Ecology Consultation ResponseConsultation Response - External | 6 Feb 2025 | View |
| DCC Archaeology/World Heritage SiteConsultation Response - External | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| Drainage responseConsultation Response - Internal | 16 Jan 2025 | View |
| Landscape OfficerConsultation Response - Internal | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| Bere Ferrers Parish CouncilConsultation Response - Parish | 6 Feb 2025 | View |
| Biodiversity net gainBiodiversity Net Gain Report | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.