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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Bowman Works Gorsey Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 0YZ
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Bowman Works Gorsey Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 0YZ
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View council mapProposed erection of industrial/storage building for use class B2 / B8 purposes, parking and servicing areas, bunds, fencing, landscaping, ancillary works and retrospective permission for the retention of previously installed bunds at
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| 2100498FUL.pdfDecision / Officer Report · PDF | 28 Jan 2022 | View |
| 06835 PROPOSED COMBINED PORTAL BUILDINGS. FERROUS SULPHATE. WIDNES. PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN (INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN ROUTES)ISSUE 'A'.pdfPlans · PDF | 23 Sept 2021 | View |
| 06076 PLANT CIVILS LAYOUT FERROUS SULPHATE SHT1.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.ProposedAccesstoGorseyLaneandRoadProfile_03_100A.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.ConstructionTrafficManagementPlan_22.7.21.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdfApplication Form · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.SurfaceWaterStrategyV1.2_Appendix3Drawing.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.SurfaceWaterStrategyV1.2_22.7.21.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| 06067 CIVILS LAYOUT FERROUS SULPHATE SHT 1.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 7a Permit BS5452IE.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.ProposedBlockPlan_06536E.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.PlanningDesignandAccessStatement_23.7.21.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.InsectBoxDetails_26.5.21.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| 06807 EXISTING AND PROPOSED BUNDS FOR PLANNING.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.SurfaceWaterStrategyV1.2_Appendix1Drawing.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 2 Atkins 2012 report.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| LPP.LPA.Let.17.08.21.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 1d(i) 06307 Proposed Surface Water Drainage Sheet 1.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| 06067 CIVILS LAYOUT FERROUS SULPHATE SHT 2.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 1d(ii) 06307 Proposed Surface Water Drainage Sheet 2.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 7b Permit EP3837SC.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.ExistingBlockPlan_06535C.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| 06812 MAGNETITE CONTAINMENT BUND AND BUILDING FOUNDATIONS. FERROUS SULPHATE.WIDNES.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.ProposedDetailsCombinedPortalBuildingsSHT3_06457C.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.SiteConditionReportV1.0MainReport.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| 06108 TANKER BUND DETAILS. FERROUS SULPHATE. WIDNES SHT 2.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.SurfaceWaterStrategyV1.2_Appendix2Drawings.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| 06098 PORTAL BUILDING STANCHION UPSTANDS.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.AdoptableHighwayStandardDetails_03_101C.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.PEA_November2020.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.Phase2GroundInvestigationReport_June2020reduced.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| 06813 HV TRANSFORMER BUND CIVILS. FERROUS SULPHATE.WIDNES.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.ProposedElevationsCombinedPortalBuildingsSHT2_06457D.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 8 Site plan magnetite storage location dissolver bldg.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 1c Location of boreholes soil and surface water sampling 2020.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 4 Phase 1 Contaminated Land Assessment full.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.Phase1ContaminatedLandAssessment.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.AdoptableHighwayStandardDetailsSheet2_03_103.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| 06076 PLANT CIVILS LAYOUT FERROUS SULPHATE SHT2.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| 06108 TANKER BUND DETAILS. FERROUS SULPHATE. WIDNES SHT 1.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 1a 06447 Permitted Site Boundary.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.ProposedRoofandFloorPlansCombinedPortalBuildingsSHT1_06457E.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 5 Environmental Baseline Scope.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 9 Effluent plant location.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.LPACoveringLetter.23.7.21.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.Phase1ContaminatedLandAssessment_January2020_ExcAppendices.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| 06091 TANK FARM BUND WALL CONSTRUCTION DETAILS.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| ICL.Widnes.SiteLocationPlan_06533E.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 6 Sub Surface Interpretative Report.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 1b 06330 Monitoring locations historic.pdfPlans · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | View |
| Appendix 3 Contaminated Land Assessment.pdfApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2021 | 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.