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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Accrington & Rossendale College Broad Oak Road Accrington BB5 2AW
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Council sourceFull: Construction of new visitor economy centre including landscaped plaza and revised car parking layout
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPLICATION FORMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLAN D031-002Council document | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLAN 14-101-PL05Council document | Not published | View |
| COVERING LETTERCouncil document | Not published | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLAN 14-101-PL02Council document | Not published | View |
| PHASE 1 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT 1 OF 2Council document | Not published | View |
| DRAINAGE LAYOUT P4587/13/100BCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ECOLOGY REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 3D FRONT ELEVATION 14-101-EL03Council document | Not published | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT 2 OF 3Council document | Not published | View |
| ACOUSTIC REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT 1 OF 3Council document | Not published | View |
| GA SECTIONS 14-101-SE01Council document | Not published | View |
| PHASE 1 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT 2 OF 2Council document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING HISTORYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| TRANSPORT ASSESSMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT 3 OF 3Council document | Not published | View |
| TRAVEL PLANCouncil document | Not published | View |
| EXISTING LOCATION PLAN14-101-PL01Council document | Not published | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESCouncil document | Not published | View |
| POLICE ARCHITECTURAL LIAISON OFFICERCouncil document | Not published | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER RESPONSECouncil document | Not published | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESPONSECouncil document | Not published | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC ECOLOGY RESPONSECouncil document | Not published | View |
| GENERAL COMMENT 2 BROAD OAK RDCouncil document | Not published | View |
| COAL AUTHORITYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 4 BROAD OAK ROADCouncil document | Not published | View |
| INTRUSIVE SITE INVESTIGATIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 8 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 3 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 2 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 9 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 1 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 7 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 5 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 6 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 4 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| FURTHER LCC ECOLOGY RESPONSECouncil document | Not published | View |
| BAT SURVEYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE (2)Council document | Not published | View |
| 3D MASSING 14-101-EL02 REV ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| EXISTING & PROPOSED PARKING LAYOUT 14-101-PL06 REV ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| WASTE STRATEGY 14-101-PL07 REV-ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND 14-101-PL03_PROPOSED_GROUND_REV ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN 14-101-PL04 REV ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| 140722_UNION_LETTERCouncil document | Not published | View |
| D031 002_A_SITE_LAYOUT_PLANCouncil document | Not published | View |
| COAL AUTHORITY FOLLOW UPCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HIGHWAYS RESPONSECouncil document | Not published | View |
| GA ELEVATIONS 14-101-EL01 REV BCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 04-08-14Council document | Not published | View |
| BAT SURVEY 2Council document | Not published | View |
| 11 14 0208 LCC FURTHER ECOLOGY RESPONSE 08 14Council document | Not published | View |
| DECISION NOTICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| ASSOCIATED DECISION NOTICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| ASSOC DECISIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
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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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.