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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West Suffolk Council Depot Olding Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SP
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| DECISION DEMOLITION DETAILS NOT REQUIREDDecision Notice · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| OFFICER COMMITTEE REPORTOfficer Report · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| BLOCK PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 30 Jan 2026 | View |
| SIGNED SITE NOTICESupporting Documents · PDF | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| PHOTOS OF SITE NOTICESupporting Documents · PDF | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY OFFICERConsultation Response · PDF | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| DEMOLITION STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| DEMOLITION SEQUENCINGSupporting Documents · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR 1 OF 2Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR 2 OF 2Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| SITE PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| BLOCK PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOORSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR 1 OF 2Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR 2 OF 2Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR 1 OF 2Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR 2 OF 2Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| SECOND FLOOR 1 OF 2Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| SECOND FLOOR 2 OF 2Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| ROOF PLAN 1 OF 2Site and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| ELEVATIONSSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING 3DSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED 3DSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND DEMOLITION 3DSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| PHASES OF DEMOLITIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| FRA AND STRATEGY REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| CANHAM CONSULTATING REPORT (2)Supporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| FRONT PAGE OF CANHAM CONSULTINGSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| PRELIM ECOLOGY ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| STRUCTURAL STRATEGY REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| DISPLAYED SITE NOTICE STATEMENTSupporting Documents | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTERSupporting Documents | 6 Jan 2026 | 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.