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
Town Hall Blackburn Road Accrington
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Town Hall Blackburn Road Accrington
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Listed Building Consent: Improvements to existing ground and second floor male and female toilets, corridors and mezzanine and new balcony installation within existing external balcony to entrance elevation
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| PHOTO 4Council document | Not published | View |
| SECOND FLOOR TOILETS SETTING OUT 13.160 28 ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS 13.160 05 ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| PHOTO 2Council document | Not published | View |
| ADDITIONAL REFURBISHMENT WORKS 13.160 25 CCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPLICATION FORMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| GROUND FLOOR TOILETS SETTING OUT 13.160 27 ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| LOCATION PLAN 13.160 01 ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| PHOTO 3Council document | Not published | View |
| PHOTO 1Council document | Not published | View |
| PUBLISHED PRESS NOTICE 15-0211, 15-0192, 15-184, 15-0209, 15-0197Council document | Not published | View |
| VICTORIAN SOCIETYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLAND ADVICE LETTER 25-06-2015Council document | Not published | View |
| EXTERNAL BALCONYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SECRETARY OF STATE DECISION NOTICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| SECRETARY OF STATE 14 0 LBC - CONSENT LETTER ENCLOSURE - RIGHT TO CHALLENGE (OCTCouncil 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.