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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Old Shire Hall And Magistrates Court Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
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Old Shire Hall And Magistrates Court Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
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View council mapPlanning application - a. conversion and renovation to create six dwellings b. alterations to car park
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| DECISION NOTICE - DCON(A)/24/0093Decision Notice · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE - DCON(B)/24/0093Decision Notice · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 19 Apr 2024 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTOfficer Report · PDF | 19 Apr 2024 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICERConsultee Comment · PDF | 10 Apr 2024 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT HEALTH (RE-CONSULTATION COMMENTS)Consultee Comment · PDF | 5 Apr 2024 | View |
| ECOLOGY (RE-CONSULTATION COMMENTS)Consultation Response · PDF | 5 Apr 2024 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 4 Apr 2024 | View |
| PLACE SERVICES (ARBORICULTURAL)Consultee Comment · PDF | 3 Apr 2024 | View |
| BURY ST EDMUNDS TOWN COUNCILConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Mar 2024 | View |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGERConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Mar 2024 | View |
| HIGHWAYS (RE-CONSULTATION COMMENTS)Consultee Comment · PDF | 25 Mar 2024 | View |
| CONSERVATION (RE-CONSULTATION COMMENTS)Consultee Comment · PDF | 22 Mar 2024 | View |
| (AMENDED) COVERING LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 21 Mar 2024 | View |
| (AMENDED) PROPOSED BASEMENTSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 21 Mar 2024 | View |
| (AMENDED) PROPOSED SITE PLAN - PARKING SWEPT PATH ANALYSISSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 21 Mar 2024 | View |
| (AMENDED) PROPOSED SITE PLAN - ENTRANCE/REFUSE COLLECTIONSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 21 Mar 2024 | View |
| (AMENDED) PROPOSED SITE PLAN (GROUND FLOOR)Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 21 Mar 2024 | View |
| (AMENDED) SOUTH WEST ISOSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 21 Mar 2024 | View |
| (AMENDED) PROPOSED NORTH & WEST ELEVATIONSSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 21 Mar 2024 | View |
| (AMENDED) PROPOSED GROUND FLOORSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 21 Mar 2024 | View |
| (AMENDED) ECOLOGY REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 11 Mar 2024 | View |
| CONSERVATIONConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICEConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Mar 2024 | View |
| PLACE SERVICES (ECOLOGY)Consultee Comment · PDF | 22 Feb 2024 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Feb 2024 | View |
| PLACE SERVICES (TREES)Consultee Comment · PDF | 19 Feb 2024 | View |
| BURY ST EDMUNDS TOWN COUNCILConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Feb 2024 | View |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGERConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Feb 2024 | View |
| SUFFOLK FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICEConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Feb 2024 | View |
| PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 Feb 2024 | View |
| HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Feb 2024 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGY HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 24 Jan 2024 | View |
| COVER LETTERApplication Correspondence · PDF | 24 Jan 2024 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLAN (GROUND FLOOR)Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING BASEMENTSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONS A & BSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONS C-GSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXITING SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONSSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN (GROUND FLOOR)Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN (ENTRANCE REFUSE COLLECTION)Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN (PARKING SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS)Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED BASEMENTSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONS A, B & HSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION CSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONS D & ESite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONSSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONSSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| SOUTH WEST ISOSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| CH ROOF ISOSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGY REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| ECOLOGY REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| STRUCTURAL SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| TREE SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| HERITAGE ASSET ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXTERNAL BIN STORE FOUNDATION DETAILSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| COVERING LETTERApplication Correspondence · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGY HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| COVER EMAILApplication Correspondence · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
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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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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.