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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Tennis Court Site, Michaelgate, Lincoln.
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Council sourceErection of a three storey house with associated access and landscaping works including formation of a terraced pond (In accordance with revised plan No. LK/276 (08) 003 A01 and plan No's (08) 004 A00, (08) 005 A00 and (08) 006 A00).
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.