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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LAND AT GREAT BIRCHWOOD COUNTRY PARK, LYTHAM ROAD, BRYNING WITH WARTON, PRESTON, PR4 1TE
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Council sourceOUTLINE APPLICATION WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR MEANS OF ACCESS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE AS A MIXED USE SCHEME COMPRISING: (1) UP TO 33 SINGLE STOREY ASSISTED LIVING UNITS (USE CLASS C2) WITH A MAXIMUM OVERALL VOLUME OF 10,400 CUBIC METRES; (2) A TWO STOREY CARE HOME (USE CLASS C2) WITH A MAXIMUM OVERALL VOLUME OF 14,700 CUBIC METRES; (3) REPLACEMENT OF TWO SINGLE STOREY DWELLINGS WITH TWO 1.5 STOREY DWELLINGS (USE CLASS C3) WITH A MAXIMUM OVERALL VOLUME OF 800 CUBIC METRES; (4) A SINGLE STOREY MIXED USE BUILDING INCLUDING A PUBLIC LEISURE/CAFÉ FACILITY (USE CLASS D2/A3) AND ANCILLARY RETAIL SHOP (USE CLASS A1) WITH A COMBINED MAXIMUM OVERALL VOLUME OF 2,600 CUBIC METRES; (5) A BOWLING GREEN; AND (6) ASSOCIATED REVISIONS TO INTERNAL ACCESS ROUTES AND LANDSCAPING
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11 - DECISION NOTICEDecision | 5 Sept 2018 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND RE HRA_FINALConsultee Comment | 5 Sept 2018 | View |
| SHADOW HRA_FINALAdditional Information | 31 Aug 2018 | View |
| PLANNING CASEWORK UNIT LETTER CONFIRMING NO CALL INConsultee Comment | 14 Aug 2018 | View |
| TOWN CENTRE SEQUENTIAL ASSESSMENT_FINALAdditional Information | 16 Jul 2018 | View |
| PARAMETERS PLAN_FINALRevised Drawing | 16 May 2018 | View |
| TREE OFFICER_FINALConsultee Comment | 26 Apr 2018 | View |
| COVERING LETTER UPDATEAdditional Information | 25 Apr 2018 | View |
| DEP LANDSCAPE COMMENTSAdditional Information | 25 Apr 2018 | View |
| TOWN CENTRE SEQUENTIAL TESTSuperseded | 25 Apr 2018 | View |
| EHO 16.04.18Consultee Comment | 17 Apr 2018 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comment | 23 Mar 2018 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comment | 9 Mar 2018 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment | 23 Feb 2018 | View |
| PARAMETERS PLANSuperseded | 15 Feb 2018 | View |
| PINK FOOTED GOOSE STUDY & ECOLOGY REVIEWSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 7 Feb 2018 | View |
| UPDATED HYDRAULIC MODELLINGAdditional Information | 6 Feb 2018 | View |
| EA MODEL REVIEW WATERCOURSE RESPONSE HYDROLOGYAdditional Information | 6 Feb 2018 | View |
| EA MODEL REVIEW WATERCOURSE RESPONSE MODELAdditional Information | 6 Feb 2018 | View |
| EA MODEL REVIEW WATERCOURSE RESPONSE MODEL STRUCTURE JUSTIFICATIONAdditional Information | 6 Feb 2018 | View |
| UPDATED FRA AND DDRAINAGE STRATEGYAdditional Information | 6 Feb 2018 | View |
| COVERING LETTER WITH UPDATED FRAAdditional Information | 6 Feb 2018 | View |
| EXISTING LAYOUTRevised Drawing | 30 Jan 2018 | View |
| ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLANRevised Drawing | 30 Jan 2018 | View |
| EXITING & PROPOSED OVERLAYRevised Drawing | 30 Jan 2018 | View |
| COVER LETTERRevised Drawing | 30 Jan 2018 | View |
| HIGHWAY COMMENTConsultee Comment | 21 Aug 2017 | View |
| NE COMMENTConsultee Comment | 21 Aug 2017 | View |
| GMEU COMMENTConsultee Comment | 21 Aug 2017 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment | 8 Aug 2017 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comment | 8 Aug 2017 | View |
| FRA SEQUENTIAL TEST COMMENTConsultee Comment | 28 Jul 2017 | View |
| LANDSCAPE RESPONSE FROM AGENTCorrespondence | 20 Jul 2017 | View |
| REVISED FRA SEQUENTIALSuperseded | 20 Jul 2017 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comment | 19 Jul 2017 | View |
| TOPORevised Drawing | 19 Jul 2017 | View |
| LIDAR LEVEL DRAWINGSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 19 Jul 2017 | View |
| ADD ECOLOGY INFOSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 19 Jul 2017 | View |
| ADD ECOLOGY INFO - BAT SURVEYSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 19 Jul 2017 | View |
| ADD ECOLOGY INFO - HRA SCREENING - ISSUE 1Supplementary Documents/Background Papers | 19 Jul 2017 | View |
| ADD ECOLOGY INFO - REPTILE SURVEYSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 19 Jul 2017 | View |
| LCC FLOODConsultee Comment | 11 Jul 2017 | View |
| SCHOOL PLANNING TEAMConsultee Comment | 28 Jun 2017 | View |
| SCHOOL PLANNING TEAMConsultee Comment | 28 Jun 2017 | View |
| ENV PROTECTION OFFICERConsultee Comment | 28 Jun 2017 | View |
| LANDSCAPEOFFICER COMMENT (2)Consultee Comment | 14 Jun 2017 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comment | 6 Jun 2017 | View |
| TREE OFFICER COMMENTConsultee Comment | 5 Jun 2017 | View |
| AGENT COVER LETTER RE ADDITIONAL INFOCorrespondence | 26 May 2017 | View |
| INDICATIVE LANDSCAPE LAYOUTSuperseded | 26 May 2017 | View |
| REVISED PARAMETERS PLANSuperseded | 26 May 2017 | View |
| REVISED ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLANSuperseded | 26 May 2017 | View |
| HYDRAULIC MODELLING REPORT (FEB 2017)Superseded | 26 May 2017 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSuperseded | 26 May 2017 | View |
| ODOUR IMPACT ASSESS (13/04/2017)Supplementary Documents/Background Papers | 26 May 2017 | View |
| HIGHWAYS TECHNICAL NOTE 1 (25TH MAY 2017)Supplementary Documents/Background Papers | 26 May 2017 | View |
| VISIBILITY SIGHT LINE DRAWINGSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 6 Apr 2017 | View |
| LANDSCAPE COMMENTConsultee Comment | 24 Mar 2017 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAY COMMENTConsultee Comment | 1 Mar 2017 | View |
| PARISH COUNCILConsultee Comment | 15 Feb 2017 | View |
| PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTConsultee Comment | 13 Feb 2017 | View |
| LCC FLOODConsultee Comment | 10 Feb 2017 | View |
| ENV PROTECTION COMMENTConsultee Comment | 8 Feb 2017 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESConsultee Comment | 8 Feb 2017 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comment | 7 Feb 2017 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comment | 3 Feb 2017 | View |
| WASTE ENFORCEMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TEAMConsultee Comment | 3 Feb 2017 | View |
| HOUSINGConsultee Comment | 2 Feb 2017 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comment | 2 Feb 2017 | View |
| LCC SCHOOLSConsultee Comment | 27 Jan 2017 | View |
| TREE OFFICER COMMENTConsultee Comment | 26 Jan 2017 | View |
| TOURISM OFFICERConsultee Comment | 25 Jan 2017 | View |
| LANCASHIRE CONSTABULARYConsultee Comment | 24 Jan 2017 | View |
| MODConsultee Comment | 18 Jan 2017 | View |
| NATSConsultee Comment | 17 Jan 2017 | View |
| 1 - STANDARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERCorrespondence | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| ODOUR ASSESSMENTSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 8 Jan 2017 | View |
| INDICATIVE LANDSCAPE LAYOUTSuperseded | 22 Dec 2016 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 21 Dec 2016 | View |
| ACCESS PLANInitial Drawing | 14 Dec 2016 | View |
| TRAVEL PLANSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 14 Dec 2016 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 14 Dec 2016 | View |
| PHASE 1 GROUND SURVEYSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 14 Dec 2016 | View |
| TREE SURVEYSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 14 Dec 2016 | View |
| 575818.pdfApplication Form | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANInitial Drawing | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| 575807.pdfPlanning Location Plan | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| FLOOD RISK SEQUENTIAL AND EXCEPTIONS TESTSuperseded | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLANSuperseded | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| PARAMETERS PLAN1Superseded | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| FRA DRAINAGE STRATEGYSuperseded | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| TOPOSuperseded | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| EXTENDED PHASE 1 HABITAT SURVEYSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| BADGER CHECKSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| BAT SURVEYSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| BUILDING & SITE SURVEYSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| WATER VOLE SURVEYSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| COVERING LETTERSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| GREAT CRESTED NEWT SURVEYSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
| LANDSCAPE APPRAISALSupplementary Documents/Background Papers | 13 Dec 2016 | View |
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