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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Cadw The Grove Nantgarw Road Caerphilly CF83 3FB
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| DECISIONDecision · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION - T1Drawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING WEST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION 1Drawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION 2 - T1Drawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING TOPOGRAPHIC LOCATION SURVEY - T1Drawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| DEMOLITION - GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| DEMOLITION - FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| DEMOLITION - ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| DEMOLITION - SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| DEMOLITION - EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| DEMOLITION - NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| DEMOLITION - WEST ELEVATION - T1Drawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| WALL RETROFIT TYPESDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| SLATE ROOF RETROFITDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| WINDOW SCHEDULE 1 -Drawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| WINDOW SCHEDULE 2Drawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXTERNAL DOOR SCHEDULEDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOFS RF05 RF06 - CDP CONTRACTORReport · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAD VALLEY GUTTER - CDP CONTRACTORReport · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| RIBA 3 PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONReport · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| COMPLETE MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONReport · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| STRUCTURAL SURVEYReport · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENT - 02.07.26Report · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| BAT AND NESTING BIRD REPORTReport · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | 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.