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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Smithills Farm Higher House Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 9BU
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Council sourceApplication for a certificate of lawfulness for a two storey rear extension, two single storey side extensions, single storey rear extension and front porch (following demolition of existing store and existing cloak room)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION - REFUSAL OF CERT OF LAW USE PDecision · PDF | 28 Apr 2025 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 3 Mar 2025 | View |
| 1216_SFH_LP SMITHILLS FARM HIGHER HOUSE LANE HEAPEY A3 LOCATIONSite Location Plan · PDF | 3 Mar 2025 | View |
| 1216_SFH_BD1 SMITHILLS FARM HEAPEY EXISTING DWELLING DETAILSSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 3 Mar 2025 | View |
| 1216_SFH_BD1A SMITHILLS FARM HEAPEY EXISTING DWELLING ALTERATIONS PERMITTED DEVESite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 3 Mar 2025 | View |
| 1216_SFH_SLP1 SMITHILLS FARM HEAPEY PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PLAN FEB 2025Site Location Plan · PDF | 3 Mar 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.