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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Shangri La 3 The Highlands Exning Suffolk CB8 7NT
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Shangri La 3 The Highlands Exning Suffolk CB8 7NT
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| PLACE SERVICES, ECOLOGY - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| AMENDED - PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONSSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| AMENDED - LOCATION PLAN AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 29 Apr 2025 | View |
| PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 4 Apr 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAYS - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Apr 2025 | View |
| SCC ARCHAEOLOGY - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Mar 2025 | View |
| WARD MEMBER - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| CONTAMINATED LAND AND AIR QUALITY - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| BNG BASELINE HABITAT MAPSupporting Documents | 12 Mar 2025 | View |
| BNG HABITATS PROPOSEDSite and Other Plans/Drawings | 12 Mar 2025 | View |
| WILD CAPITAL - A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BNGSupporting Documents · PDF | 12 Mar 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - LOCATION PLAN AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 21 Feb 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 21 Feb 2025 | View |
| SURVEY METHODOLOGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 21 Feb 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOLSupporting Documents | 21 Feb 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 21 Feb 2025 | View |
| LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 21 Feb 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.