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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16 - 17 Walcot Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AD
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Change of use of the lower ground floors and the two rear extensions to both buildings from retail to residential. Retain retail use at upper ground floor. External alterations to include filling in the area between the two rear extensions, insulating the roof to the extension of number 16 and replacing the existing felt roof finish with a lightweight single ply membrane system, removing a section of wall to the rear of number 17, alterations to the garden boundary wall and introduction of two new gates, the introduction of new stepped and ramped access to the rear extension of number 16, forming new openings, replacing windows and installing new windows and new doors.
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