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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County Hall Atlantic Wharf Butetown Cardiff CF10 4UW
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County Hall Atlantic Wharf Butetown Cardiff CF10 4UW
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View council mapProposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 26/00425/VAR- 1) Hotel elevation treatment updated from composite sandwich panel to metal plank system; 2) Relocation of north east roof plant to the rear elevation, and increased extent of western plant room; 3) Introduction of Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) to the hotel roof in the north-east corner; 4) Plant screen extents to roof updated; 5) Guardrail added to parts of roof as edge protection; 6) Ground floor external doors have been updated on the hotel front elevation (north elevation); 7) Proposed external louvres on the hotel rear elevation (south elevation). 3no. louvres are proposed at ground floor level and 3no. are proposed at Level 1; 8) Cladding on the southern elevation has dropped circa 250mm above the under-croft car park; 9) Non-vision spandrel panels added to curtain walling at ground level; 10) Feature gold band flashing extended to meet external door on east elevation; and 11) Bike store relocated at ground floor closer to hotel entrance.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATIONReport · PDF | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT APPROVALDecision · PDF | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 10 Jun 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSite Location Plan · PDF | 10 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GA PLAN LEVEL 00Drawing · PDF | 10 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GA PLAN ROOF LEVELDrawing · PDF | 10 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GA SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 10 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 10 Jun 2026 | View |
| COVER LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 10 Jun 2026 | View |
| COMPARISON WITH CONSENTED S73Supporting Documents · PDF | 10 Jun 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.