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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Great Barn Hoghton Tower Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Chorley PR5 0SH
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Council sourceApplication to discharge conditions nos. 5 (Natural England licence), 6 (bat mitigation), 7 (archaeology), 13 (materials) and 14 (mortar) of planning permission ref: 20/00175/FULMAJ (Conversion of Great Barn (building 17) to wedding venue (sui generis) and ancillary use of outbuildings (buildings 1-16), including the flexible use of outbuildings within class E (E(a), E(b), E(c)(i), E(c)(ii) and E(g)(i). Reinstatement of building 5 and the temporary siting of portable toilets and catering facilities to rear of Great Barn)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| GENERAL LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Feb 2023 | View |
| MATERIALSDrawing | 22 Dec 2022 | View |
| MATERIALSDrawing | 22 Dec 2022 | View |
| MATERIALSDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2022 | View |
| MATERIALSDrawing | 22 Dec 2022 | View |
| MATERIALSDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2022 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Response · PDF | 6 Dec 2022 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Response · PDF | 5 Dec 2022 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTER - AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2022 | View |
| ERAP LTD 2022-158 THE GREAT BARN_BAT SURVEY_V2_23.11.22.PDFPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 25 Nov 2022 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 24 Nov 2022 | View |
| ERAP LTD 2022-158 THE GREAT BARN_BAT SURVEY_18.11.22Planning File · PDF | 24 Nov 2022 | View |
| SPECIFICATION OF MATERIALS WORKMANSHIP-HOGHTON TOWER BUILDINGS 5 TO 8 REV F MAYPlanning File · PDF | 24 Nov 2022 | View |
| THE GREAT BARN AND ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AT HOGHTON TOWER CHORLEY-HISTORIC BUILDINPlanning File · PDF | 24 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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.