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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Cotswold House Rufford Road Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3SA
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Council sourceErection of 2no. detached dwellings (following demolition of existing dwelling and associated outbuildings)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION - FULL PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAY COMMENTS REV2Consultee Response · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| JUSTIFICATION FOR SITE ACCESSSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING VISIBILITY SPLAYSSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED VISIBILITY SPLAYSSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 12 Nov 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAY COMMENTS REV1Consultee Response · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| BNG EXCEL METRICSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYSConsultee Response · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED VISIBILITY SPLAYSSite Location Plan · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Response | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESConsultee Response | 6 Oct 2025 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE - PLANNING APPLICATIONSCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| CIL OFFICERS.Consultee Response | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| LOCATIONPLANSite Location Plan · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANSite Location Plan · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSite Location Plan · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONSSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE ASite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE BSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| ARB IMPACT ASSESSMENT REV ASite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| ARB METHOD STATEMENT REV ASite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGY REPORTSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| CIL FORM 2Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSite Elevations, Building Plans etc. · PDF | 23 Sept 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.