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.
Council planning record
St Mary Magdalens CE Primary School Devonshire Street Accrington BB5 1DW
St Mary Magdalens CE Primary School Devonshire Street Accrington BB5 1DW
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Full: Proposed classroom extension with balcony and undercroft storage
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| COVERING LETTERCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPLICATION FORMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LOCATION PLANCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSECouncil document | Not published | View |
| DECISION NOTICECouncil document | Not published | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.