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 at Carr Bank Lodge, 7 Ramsbottom Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9DJ
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Council sourceVariation of condition 2 (approved plans), condition 3 (materials) and condition 15 (landscaping) on planning permission 68885 (Erection of 1 no. dwelling): Sheet-pile retaining wall with stone facing; Increased ground floor area; Additional windows; Increased roof pitch and overall height, offset by lowering the ground floor level by 300 mm; Rendered walls changed to ashlar finish stone; Revised external areas to suit new levels including, increase in height of wall along Ramsbottom Lane and installation of PV solar panels and an air-source heat pump.
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| Decision Notice or LetterDecision Notice or Letter | Not published | View |
| Decision Notice or LetterDecision Notice or Letter | Not published | View |
| Officer ReportOfficer Report | Not published | View |
| Proposed Street ElevationsRevised plan | Not published | View |
| Proposed ElevationsRevised plan | Not published | View |
| Proposed Planting PlanRevised plan | Not published | View |
| Proposed floor plansRevised plan | Not published | View |
| Proposed ElevationsSuperceded plan | Not published | View |
| Street Scene ElevationsSuperceded plan | Not published | View |
| Greater Manchester Ecology UnitConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Environment SectionConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Planning statementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Heritage statementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Application formApplication form | Not published | View |
| Proposed Site Layout (Dwg No: VAP 04)Superceded plan | Not published | View |
| Proposed Floor Plans (Dwg No: VAP 01)Superceded plan | Not published | View |
| Proposed Elevations (Dwg No: VAP 02)Superceded plan | Not published | View |
| Proposed Section (Dwg No: VAP 03)All plans | Not published | View |
| Air source heat pump technical specificationSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Solar panels technical specificationSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Previously approved ground floor plan (68885) (Dwg no: 04B)All plans | Not published | View |
| Previously approved first floor plan (68885) (Dwg no: 05C)All plans | Not published | View |
| Previously approved site plan (68885) (Dwg no: 03B)All plans | Not published | View |
| Previously approved elevations (68885) (Dwg no: 08C)All plans | Not published | View |
| Location plan (Dwg no: 01A)Location Plan | 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.