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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Land adjacent to Abbotts Hall, Woodhey Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9RD
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Council sourceRetention of section of existing unauthorised access track; retention of public right of way; creation of a new section of permissive footpath; retention of pet memorial; new bin and cycle storage; 9no. additional parking spaces, vehicular manoeuvring area and associated hard and soft landscaping, including fencing and new access gate to facilitate access to/from adjacent field for maintenance purposes.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision Notice or LetterDecision Notice or Letter | Not published | View |
| Proposed bin and cycle storeRevised plan | Not published | View |
| Proposed pet memorialRevised plan | Not published | View |
| Traffic Section commentsConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Highway AuthorityConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| General Arrangement (Dwg No. D234.002 C)Revised plan | Not published | View |
| Planting Plan (Dwg No. D234.003 C)Revised plan | Not published | View |
| Agent re. Amended description of development and plansSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Greater Manchester Ecology Unit (Comment on updated metric)Consultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT SUMMARY REPORT - Aug 2024Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Statutory Metric (Updated)Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Statutory BNG Metric Condition Assessments (Updated)Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED: Statutory Biodiversity Metric Conditions AssessmentsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED: Statutory Biodiversity Metric Conditions AssessmentsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Greater Manchester Ecology UnitConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Contaminated Land and Air QualityConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Public Rights of Way OfficerConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED: BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT SUMMARY REPORTSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Biodiversity gain planSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORTSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT - appendix 1Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT - appendix 2Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT - appendix 3Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT - appendix 4Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT - appendix 5Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Map 1: Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey: Land at: Abbotts Hall, Woodhey Road, Ramsbottom, BL0 9RDSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Application formApplication form | Not published | View |
| Preliminary Ecological AppraisalSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Existing NE and SE elevations (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| Existing NW and SW elevations (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed NE and SE elevations (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed NE and SE elevations (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| Existing site plan (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed site plan (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| EXISTING & PROPOSED SECTIONS (do not form part of the planning application)All plans | Not published | View |
| Location plan (dwg no D234.001)Location Plan | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED: General arrangement (dwg no. D234.002A)Superceded plan | Not published | View |
| SUPERSEDED: Planting plan (dwg no. D234.003A)Superceded plan | Not published | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Cover letterSupporting 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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.