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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53a John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AY
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53a John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AY
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Change a 2 bedroom flat above retail store (chocolate shop) into an office for the company and extra storage
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision Notice_P21417FUL.docDecision | 3 Mar 2022 | View |
| 2753ABF1F87D4307B1D0B6BF08C0FF7D.docDecision | 3 Mar 2022 | View |
| 2753ABF1F87D4307B1D0B6BF08C0FF7B.pdfDecision | 2 Mar 2022 | View |
| Site Notice_P21417FUL.docSubmission documents | 7 Jan 2022 | View |
| 0E7371B3F5724509BED12A5C1699C780.pdfPlans | 10 Dec 2021 | View |
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