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
Lower Stumble Hydrocarbon Exploration Site, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6JH
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Lower Stumble Hydrocarbon Exploration Site, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6JH
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Temporary permission for exploration and appraisal comprising the flow testing and monitoring of the existing hydrocarbon lateral borehole along with site security fencing, the provision of an enclosed testing flare and site restoration
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| Supporting DocumentationPlanning Statement.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| SupersededFig4 Proposed Elevation.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Site PlanFig3 Proposed Site Plan.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Site PlanFig2 Existing Site Plan.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Location PlanFig1 Site Location Plan.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationEnvironmental Report.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationCovering Letter.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 9.2 - 2013 Drainage Strategy.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 9.1 - 2013 Planning Statement.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 8.2 - Predicted Traffic Movements.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 8.1 - HGV Traffic Route.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 7.3 - Shadow Habitat Regulations Screening Report.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 7.2 - Bat Activity Report.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 7.1 - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 5.1 - Air Quality Assessment.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 4.2 - Spectrum Report.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 4.1 - Noise Technical Appendix.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationAppendix 2.1 - Restoration Strategy.pdf (0 kb) | 27 Oct 2017 | View |
| Supporting DocumentationUpdated Traffic Figures.pdf (0 kb) | 16 Jan 2018 | View |
| Screening OpinionScreening Opinion Balcombe Lower Stumble Appraisal Jul17 final.pdf (0 kb) | 24 Nov 2017 | View |
| PhotographFlare and equipment photos.pdf (0 kb) | 1 Dec 2017 | View |
| Additional InfoFig4 Proposed Elevation Rev2.pdf (0 kb) | 12 Dec 2017 | View |
| Additional Infoemail regarding Fig4 Proposed Elevation Rev2.pdf (0 kb) | 12 Dec 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseWSCC Trees Response.pdf (0 kb) | 20 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseWSCC Landscape Response.pdf (0 kb) | 21 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseWSCC Ecology Response.pdf (0 kb) | 14 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseWSCC Drainage Response.pdf (0 kb) | 4 Dec 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseWSCC Archaeology Response.pdf (0 kb) | 14 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseSouthern Water Response.pdf (0 kb) | 20 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseMid Sussex District Council Planning Response.pdf (0 kb) | 4 Dec 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseMid Sussex District Council EHO Response.pdf (0 kb) | 4 Dec 2017 | View |
| SupersededWSCC Highways response.pdf (0 kb) | 3 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseWSCC Highways response 2.pdf (0 kb) | 19 Dec 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseWSCC Ecology Response 2.pdf (0 kb) | 15 Dec 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseSussex Police (Crime Prevention).pdf (0 kb) | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponsePublic Health England response.pdf (0 kb) | 29 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseNetwork Rail response.pdf (0 kb) | 4 Jan 2018 | View |
| Consultation ResponseNatural England response.pdf (0 kb) | 16 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseHSE Consultation response.pdf (0 kb) | 8 Dec 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseHigh Weald AONB response.pdf (0 kb) | 22 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseEnvironment Agency response.pdf (0 kb) | 30 Nov 2017 | View |
| Consultation ResponseBalcombe Parish Council response.pdf (0 kb) | 1 Dec 2017 | View |
| Decision NoticeWSCC 040 17 BA Decision Notice.pdf (0 kb) | 15 Jan 2018 | View |
| Committee ReportWSCC 040 17 BA Committee Rreport.pdf (0 kb) | 21 Dec 2017 | View |
| Conditional SchemeC21 Community Liaison Group Discharged.pdf (0 kb) | 18 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeC18 Restoration Plan Discharged.pdf (0 kb) | 18 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeC17 Bat Monitoring Discharged.pdf (0 kb) | 18 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeC15 Noise Management Plan Discharged.pdf (0 kb) | 18 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeC11 Traffic Management Plan Discharged.pdf (0 kb) | 18 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeC10 Lighting Strategy Discharged.pdf (0 kb) | 18 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeCondition 11 Traffic Managment Plan AppD Site Layout Plan.pdf (0 kb) | 28 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeCondition 11 Traffic Managment Plan AppCFig3 Signage.pdf (0 kb) | 28 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeCondition 11 Traffic Managment Plan AppB Fig2 HGV Route Plan.pdf (0 kb) | 28 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeCondition 11 Traffic Managment Plan AppA Fig 1 Location Plan.pdf (0 kb) | 28 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeC8&9 Foul & Surface Water Discharged.pdf (0 kb) | 18 Sept 2018 | View |
| Conditional SchemeC7 Pollution Prevention Discharged.pdf (0 kb) | 18 Sept 2018 | View |
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