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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H M Prison, Greetwell Road, Lincoln, LN2 4BD
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Council sourceErection of a two storey building for reception facilities; two storey building for first night support accommodation; single storey building to provide main store, gym extension; two storey building to provide new workshops and various external alterations including creation of new visitor centre, D wing, J wing, and command centre; the installation of external access ramps and walkway and new internal security fencing.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.