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 off Church Street & Scobell Street,Tottington, Bury, BL8 3DE
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Council sourceOutline application for erection of up to 275 no. units with associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure works (access only to be considered)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Greater Manchester Ecology Unit (GMEU)Rec'd 5th AugustConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Drainage commentsConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| UPDATED - Health Impact AssessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Active TravelConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Greater Manchester Archaeological Advisory Service (GMAAS) UPDATEDConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Lancashire Wildlife Trust responseConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| United Utilities responseConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Transport for Greater ManchesterConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Environment Agency commentsConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Environment Section - Contaminated LandConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Environment Section - Air QualityConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Greater Manchester Archaeological Advisory Service (GMAAS)Consultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Coal Authority commentsConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Natural England commentsConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Minerals and Waste CommentsConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Letter from Agent re updated Design and Access StatementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Design and Access StatementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Environmental Statement - Volume 3 - Technical AppendixSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Design and access statementSuperceded plan | Not published | View |
| Environmental Statement - Volume 1: Non Technical SummarySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Environmental Statement - Volume 2: Main TextSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Topographical surveyAll plans | Not published | View |
| General access & alignment planAll plans | Not published | View |
| General access plan junction 1All plans | Not published | View |
| General access plan - junction 2All plans | Not published | View |
| General access plan - junction 3All plans | Not published | View |
| Statement of community involvementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Outline drainage strategyAll plans | Not published | View |
| Arboricultural assessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Crime impact statementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Digital connectivity statementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Energy statementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Health impact assessmentSuperceded plan | Not published | View |
| Invasive species reportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Mine shaft investigationSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Mineral assessment reportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Planning statementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Biodiversity metric calculation (Spreadsheet)Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Application formApplication form | Not published | View |
| Location Plan (Dwg no. 12221-FPCR-XX-XX-DR-A-0007)Location Plan | Not published | View |
| Parameters Plan (Dwg no. 12221-FPCR-XX-XX-DR-A-0004)All plans | Not published | View |
| Development Framework Plan (Dwg no. 12221-FPCR-XX-XX-DR-A-0001)All plans | Not published | View |
| Illustrative Layout (Dwg no. 12221-FPCR-XX-XX-DR-A-0005)All plans | 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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