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
The Former Conservative Hall 41 Sea Road East Preston BN16 1JN
The Former Conservative Hall 41 Sea Road East Preston BN16 1JN
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Changes to the parking layout with the addition of new grasscrete permeable parking area to the north and south sides of the building, which has permission to be used as a funeral chapel, to increase parking provision to 22 spaces (including a disabled space), and for improved hearse access, fencing to side boundaries and replacement planting to north side. This application may affect the setting of a listed building and is in CIL Zone 4 (Zero Rated) as other development.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| CIL 1 FORMCIL Form | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FENCE ELEVATIONS EP/SR/12Plans | 27 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE LAYOUT PLAN EP/SR/01Plans | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANPlans | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANPlans | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANPlans | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE LAYOUT PLANSubstitute Plan | 25 Nov 2025 | View |
| BNG METRIC PDFStatement | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTStatement | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTStatement | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 20th Nov 2025Substitute Document | 25 Nov 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY IMPACT CALCULATION REPORTSubstitute Document | 25 Nov 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN METRIC EXCELSubstitute Document | 25 Nov 2025 | View |
| highways responseConsultation | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| Ecology OfficerConsultation | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| Conservation Officers responseConsultation | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| Ecology responseConsultation | 7 Nov 2025 | View |
| Rep LettersRep Letters | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| Rep LettersRep Letters | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| EMAIL 20.11.25 sub arb reportPlanning Correspondence | 25 Nov 2025 | View |
| EMAIL 20.11.25 subplanPlanning Correspondence | 25 Nov 2025 | View |
| Systems CorrespondenceSystems Correspondence | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| Systems CorrespondenceSystems Correspondence | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| Systems CorrespondenceSystems Correspondence | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| Systems CorrespondenceSystems Correspondence | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORT 19th Nov 2025Superseded Document | 25 Nov 2025 | View |
| SITE LAYOUT PLAN EP/SR/11 REVCSuperseded Document | 27 Oct 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSuperseded Document | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY IMPACT CALCULATIONSuperseded Document | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| BNG METRIC EXCELSuperseded Document | 23 Oct 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.