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 James Church Cannon Street Accrington
St James Church Cannon Street Accrington
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LBC: Refurbishment of St James' Church grounds providing 2 new paths, 2 new entrances including additional hardsurfaced areas and new low level walling
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| TREE PROTECTION PLANCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| EXISTING LAYOUTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ENTRANCE AND HAND RAIL DETAIL DRAWINGCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LEVEL AND STEPS DRAWINGCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SURFACES & STEPS DETAIL DRAWINGCouncil document | Not published | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPLICATION FORMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PROTECTION OF SUNDIAL DETAIL DRAWINGCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SEATING/ WALL DETAIL DRAWINGCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 1 HERITAGECouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC ARCHAEOLOGY REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HANDRAIL DETAILCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DecisionCouncil 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.