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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Oak Royal Golf And Country Club Hotel Bury Lane Withnell Chorley PR6 8SW
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Council sourceSection 73 application to vary condition no.3 (approved plans) of planning permission ref. 20/00920/FUL (Alterations to the existing hotel building in association with the proposed change of use from a hotel to eight residential units) to change the internal layout to create an additional apartment and larger golf facility
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION - FULL PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 23 Feb 2023 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT AND CAR PARKAmended Plans · PDF | 17 Feb 2023 | View |
| SITE NOTICE - PLANNING APPLICATIONSCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Nov 2022 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAY COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 25 Nov 2022 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 14 Nov 2022 | View |
| REVISED PARKING LAYOUTSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 14 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.