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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James Bank James Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 7QE
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James Bank James Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 7QE
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View council mapChange of use of ground floor offices (Class 4) to self-contained hostel accommodation (Class 7) (3 units + 1 staff accommodation unit), alterations to the existing building including new windows, render, cladding, rainwater goods, installation of air source heat pumps/solar panels, erection of three storey extension to rear and the erection of a single storey extension to the side (including partial demolition), formation of hardstanding, boundary treatments and associated landscaping.�
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Report of HandlingReport of Handling · PDF | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPROVEDDecision · PDF | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 1Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 10Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 11Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 12Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 13Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 2Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 3Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 4Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 5Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 6Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 7Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 8Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| 14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 9Approved · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| PSADApplication Form · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| PSADApplication Form · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| Case Detail and NN ListCase Detail and NN List · PDF | 5 Nov 2025 | View |
| 12 - LOW CARBON CHECKLISTOther · PDF | 4 Nov 2025 | View |
| PSADApplication Form · PDF | 4 Nov 2025 | View |
| 05 - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANApproved · PDF | 28 Oct 2025 | View |
| 09 - PROPOSED NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONSApproved · PDF | 28 Oct 2025 | View |
| 03 - PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved · PDF | 28 Oct 2025 | View |
| PSADApplication Form · PDF | 28 Oct 2025 | View |
| 02 - EXISTING SITE PLANApproved · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| 04 - NORTH BLOCK: EXISTING FLOOR PLANS, AND ELEVATIONSApproved · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| 06 - PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANApproved · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| 07 - PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANApproved · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| 10 - PROPOSED EAST AND WEST ELEVATION, AND SECTIONSApproved · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| 08 - PROPOSED ROOF PLANApproved · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| 01 - LOCATION PLANApproved · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| 11 - SUPPORTING STATEMENTOther · PDF | 24 Oct 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.