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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Council sourceNon-Material Amendment of application DC/19/00821/FUL to allow the omission of the front door canopy of plots 1-4 and plots 19-35 fronting onto the north and west of the site, and the reduction of the front door canopy size of plots 5-6, 9-14, and 17-18. Change in design to the remaining canopies to remove support bars.
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