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
Scrap Yard Town Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HQ
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Scrap Yard Town Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HQ
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View council mapInstallation of a battery energy storage facility, substation, underground cabling and ancillary infrastructure and equipment to include security fencing, gates and CCTV
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|---|---|---|
| DECISION - FULL PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 27 May 2022 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Response · PDF | 10 May 2022 | View |
| HIGHWAYS COMMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 May 2022 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITY COMMENTConsultee Comment | 5 May 2022 | View |
| GMEU COMMENTConsultee Comment | 3 May 2022 | View |
| PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 28 Apr 2022 | View |
| PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 28 Apr 2022 | View |
| PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 28 Apr 2022 | View |
| PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 28 Apr 2022 | View |
| PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 28 Apr 2022 | View |
| COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| SITE LAYOUTAmended Plans · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| HEALTH SAFETY EXECUTIVEConsultee Response | 27 Apr 2022 | View |
| VSCSReport · PDF | 20 Apr 2022 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSEConsultee Response | 12 Apr 2022 | View |
| HSEConsultee Response | 29 Mar 2022 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITYConsultee Response · PDF | 2 Mar 2022 | View |
| HIGHWAYS RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 2 Mar 2022 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSEConsultee Response | 1 Mar 2022 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| SITE NOTICE - PLANNING APPLICATIONSCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 25 Feb 2022 | View |
| INVALID LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Feb 2022 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| AEM009-SD-01_REV01-33KV SUBSTATIONPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| AEM009-SD-02_REV01-TRANSFORMERPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| AEM009-SD-03_REV01- BATTERY UNITPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| AEM009-SD-04_REV01-CUSTOMER SWITCHGEARPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| AEM009-SD-05_REV01-SPARES CONTAINERPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| AEM009-SD-06_REV01-PALISADE FENCINGPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| AEM009-SD-07_REV01-CCTV COLUMNPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| 20-245 TOWN LANE ENERGY STORAGE, CHORLEY - NOISE ASSESSMENT REPORT V2Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| TOWN LANE - PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| R003 - TOWN LANE PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | View |
| 2104 TOWN LANE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTION PLANNING APPLICATION - COVERING LPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 22 Feb 2022 | 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.