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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Chorley Lighting Centre 88 Bolton Street Chorley PR7 3DX
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Council sourcePrior approval application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M(a) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the proposed change of use of no. 88 Bolton Street (across the first floor) to 1no. residential apartment (Use Class C3)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Jun 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR LETTER - PERMITTED DEVELOPMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOORPLANS AND ELEVATIONSSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR LETTER - PERMITTED DEVELOPMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE - PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| INVALID LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMPlanning File · PDF | 13 Jun 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. | 13 Jun 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSite Location Plan | 13 Jun 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSite Location Plan | 13 Jun 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.