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.
Council planning record
Trent and Mersey Canal Stop Lock Northwich Road Dutton Northwich WA4 4LA
Last published check: 13 Sept 2026, 22:08. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Trent and Mersey Canal Stop Lock Northwich Road Dutton Northwich WA4 4LA
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View council mapRepair works to concrete coping to the offside upstream and repair/replace stop plank grooves on the upstream side of the lock. Replacement of bottom end lock gates, coursed masonry and concrete to upstream approach wall/gate recess (towpath side) and replacement of lock ladder hoops. Installation of one mooring bollard on the lock side (towpath side) and two mooring rings on the downstream approach (towpath side).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officer ReportOfficer Report · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANRevised Drawing | 18 Jun 2026 | View |
| Revised DrawingRevised Drawing · PDF | 9 Apr 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| BANK PROTECTION DETAIL FENDERS ATTACHED TO MASONRY BANK WALLDrawing · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| NEW LOCK LADDER AND HOOPSDrawing · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| NEW LOCK LADDER AND HOOPSDrawing · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| BOLLARD/MOORING RING DETAIL FOUNDATION AND SURROUND SPECIFICATIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE MAPDrawing | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 15 Aug 2025 | View |
| THE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 Aug 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDocument · PDF | 15 Aug 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTDocument · PDF | 15 Aug 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.