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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Water Garden Harefield Cottage Warrington Road Rainhill St Helens L35 6PG
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Water Garden Harefield Cottage Warrington Road Rainhill St Helens L35 6PG
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View council mapProposed change of use from agricultural livestock building with interpretation centre to 150 square metres retail space (use class A1) with associated storage and w/c's and 132 square metres cafe (use class A3) including minor changes to elevations at
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1900326COU_23082019_101211.pdfDecision / Officer Report · PDF | 23 Aug 2019 | View |
| ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdfApplication Form · PDF | 27 Jun 2019 | View |
| 01 - HAREFIELD COTTAGE WATER GARDENS 1 1250 LOCATION PLAN - JUNE 2019.pdfPlans · PDF | 27 Jun 2019 | View |
| HAREFIELD COTTAGE WATER GARDENS CHANGE OF USE STATEMENT JUNE 2019.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 27 Jun 2019 | View |
| 02 - HAREFIELD COTTAGE WATER GARDENS A1 EX AND PROPOSED PLANS - JUNE 2019.pdfPlans · PDF | 27 Jun 2019 | View |
| 1900326COU.pdfWeb · PDF | 1 Jan 1901 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.