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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Machen Quarry Commercial Road Machen Caerphilly CF83 8YP
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Council sourceAmend the location of the existing road planings recycling operation at the Quarry and also allow for the recycling of construction and demolition (C&D) waste as well as road planings for the production of recycled aggregates
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISIONDecision · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| COMMITTEE REPORTCommittee Report · PDF | 12 Mar 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Feb 2025 | View |
| RIGHTS OF WAY OFFICER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| CAERPHILLY OBSERVER PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 23 Jan 2025 | View |
| CADW COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Jan 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Jan 2025 | View |
| NRW COMMENTSConsultee Comment | 16 Jan 2025 | View |
| OBJECTION COMMENTS - BTMCCConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Jan 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE OFFICER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Jan 2025 | View |
| DWR CYMRU COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Jan 2025 | View |
| FIRE OFFICER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Jan 2025 | View |
| PAC REPORT - APPENDIX CReport · PDF | 11 Dec 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTReport · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STATEMENTReport · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTReport · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| NOISE TECHNICAL NOTEReport · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| SITES LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| PLANNING HISTORY (LOCATION PLAN)OS Extract · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| PLAN MR3 CROSS-SECTIONS AND PHOTOGRAPH LOCATIONSDrawing · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| CROSS SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| PROCESSING AND STOCKPILE AREADrawing · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| LIGHT GOOD VEHICLES UNLOADING LOADING AREADrawing · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| WRAP QUALITY PROTOCOLReport · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| COVER LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| PLANNING APPLICATION STATEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| PRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION REPORTCorrespondence · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| PAC REPORT - APPENDIX AReport · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| PAC REPORT - APPENDIX BReport · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| PAC REPORT - APPENDIX EReport · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | 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.