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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162 Albert Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 6LJ
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162 Albert Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 6LJ
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View council mapApplication for a certificate of proposed lawful development for the change of use of the premises to a mixed use, which would retain the Class A1 use of the premises at the ground floor, whilst converting the first floor for use as 2 self-contained flats. The occupation of the flats would be completely separate from the retained ground floor use at
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2000480PLD.pdfDecision / Officer Report · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| PKL4187-ACD-A200-20200907.pdfPlans · PDF | 11 Sept 2020 | View |
| 162 - 164 ALBERT ROAD LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE STATEMENT.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 11 Sept 2020 | View |
| PKL4187-ACD-A201-20200907.pdfPlans · PDF | 11 Sept 2020 | View |
| PKL4187-ACD-A202-20200907.pdfPlans · PDF | 11 Sept 2020 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdfApplication Form · PDF | 11 Sept 2020 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.