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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70 Commercial Road Machen Caerphilly
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70 Commercial Road Machen Caerphilly
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View council mapRetain conversion of first floor commercial units to 3 no. residential units with onsite car parking, refuse and cycle storage facilities
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISIONDecision · PDF | 6 Dec 2018 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 6 Dec 2018 | View |
| AMENDED VIABILITY ASSESSMENTCorrespondence | 29 Oct 2018 | View |
| AMENDED ELEVATION PLANSDrawing · PDF | 30 Aug 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED G FLOORDrawing · PDF | 26 Jul 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED F FLOOR & ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 26 Jul 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 26 Jul 2018 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOORDrawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
| 3D ILLUSTRATIONSDrawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
| EXISTING SURVEYDrawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
| 3D ILLUSTRATIONSDrawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2018 | View |
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Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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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.