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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Whitefield Fire Station, Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY
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Whitefield Fire Station, Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY
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View council mapDemolition of existing fire station and erection of new fire station including new training tower, parking/manouvering areas, fencing and landscaping; Provision of temporary fire station for the duration of the redevelopment
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Flood Risk Assessment and Outline Drainage StrategySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| FIre tower - Views and front drill face (dwg no. Q11202 - 02)All plans | Not published | View |
| Existing site plan (Dwg no. 1978.35.4252 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Ecological - UK Habs baseline mapAll plans | Not published | View |
| Walkover studySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Proposed roof plan (dwg no. 1978.35.4354 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Temporary Fire Station - Proposed site plan (Dwg no. 1978.35.4254 P4)All plans | Not published | View |
| Lighting layoutAll plans | Not published | View |
| Existing floor plan (dwg no. 1978.35.4351 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed elevations (dwg no. 1978.35.4452 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Existing site sections (dwg no. 1978.35.4551 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed vehicle tracking (dwg no. 1978.35.4255 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Arboricultural Impact Assessment with Arboricultural Method StatementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Temporay Fire Station - Proposed elevations (dwg no. 1978.35.4453 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Drainage StratgeySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Application formApplication form | Not published | View |
| Appendix 7 - UXO RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Temporary Fire Station - Proposed floor plans (dwg no. 1978.35.4353 P3)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed floor plans (dwg no. 1978.35.4352 P3)All plans | Not published | View |
| Phase 1 Geo-Environmental InvestigationSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Location plan (dwg no. 1978.35.4251 P1)Location Plan | Not published | View |
| Appendix 5 - Groundsure reportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Proposed site plan (dwg no. 1978.35.4253 P2)All plans | Not published | View |
| Appendix 1 - Limitations of reportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Existing and proposed streetscenes (dwg no. 1978.35.4455 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service – Waste & Recycling SpecificationSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Appendix 4 - Groundsure Historical ordnance survey mapsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Engagement and Consultation reportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Appendix 6 - BGS Borehole logs, mineral resrouces map and GM joint minerals planSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Fire tower - proposed elevation, section through and floor plans (dwg no. Q11202 - 01)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed site section (dwg no. 1978.35.4552 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Appendix 2 - Figures and DrawingsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Proposed building sections (dwg no. 1978.35.4553 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed elevations - coloured (dwg no. 1978.35.4454 P1)All plans | Not published | View |
| Ecology assessmentSupporting Document | Not published | 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.