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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FORMER POST OFFICE ABINGDON STREET AND EDWARD STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1DA
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Council sourceInternal and external alterations to former post office including erection of 2 x three storey rear extensions, including one with roof terrace to Abingdon Street elevation, erection of first floor level hotel terrace within existing service yard area, installation of replacement windows, new hotel entrance and entrance to Class A3 restaurant/ cafe use to Edward Street elevation, re- cladding of roof level to Edward Street and conversion of buildings to provide 102 bed hotel with ancillary bar, leisure uses, retail uses, restaurant/ cafe within Use Classes A1, A3, D2 with associated Class B1 administrative offices, car parking for 46 vehicles, landscaping, boundary treatment, refuse storage, access, servicing, plant and associated demolition works.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.