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.
Council planning record
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View council mapNon material minor amendment to approved application 24/00181/A (Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education, offices, studio, gallery and cafe (Use Classes E(g)(i), E(b) and F1) to allow non-material changes to the layout and external appearance of the building, as well as the addition of an external cycle store and an increase in parapet height by 225mm
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| OFFICER REPORTReport | 2 May 2025 | View |
| COVER LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Apr 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN- REV P04Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN- REV P3Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN- REV P3Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN- REV P3Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLAN- REV P3Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH -SOUTH ELEVATION- REV P04Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST- WEST ELEVATION- REV P04Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN- REV P05Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN- REV P04Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN- REV P04Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN- REV P04Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLAN- REV P04Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH-SOUTH ELEVATION- REV P01Drawing · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST- WEST ELEVATION- REV P01Drawing · PDF | 31 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.