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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156,St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NR
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Proposed change of use from ground floor taxi booking office to hot food takeaway (operating 7 days a week, Sunday to Thursday opening hours 11am to midnight, Friday and Saturday opening hours 11am to 2am), replacement shop frontage, roller shutter and extractor flue to rear elevation
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APP/2012/0017Officer Report | 9 Mar 2012 | View |
| APP/2012/0017Migrated Planning Web Docs · PDF | 13 Jan 2012 | View |
| APP/2012/0017Migrated Planning Web Docs · PDF | 13 Jan 2012 | View |
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