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
Land at Lee Lane to the north a dismantled railway line to the south a brook to the east and field boundary footpath to the west Great Harwood
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Council sourceMajor Full: Use of land as cemetery including a new vehicle and pedestrian entrance from Lee Lane also alteration to the existing footpath and cycle path at this location and burial of human remains and burial and scattering of human ashes (following cremation off site) erection of entrance gates railings and stone pillars
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Sign in to view collected detailsLand at Lee Lane to the north a dismantled railway line to the south a brook to the east and field boundary footpath to the west Great Harwood
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LONG SECTIONS E8/31/03Council document | Not published | View |
| APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DRAINAGE LAYOUT E8/31/02Council document | Not published | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH ARCHEOLOGISTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| RAILINGS AND GATES 165-03Council document | Not published | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSECouncil document | Not published | View |
| ACCESS AND EGRESS DESIGN E8/31/01Council document | Not published | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWING 165-02Council document | Not published | View |
| HYNDBURN CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT SOILS AND WATERCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LOCATION AND OWNERSHIP PLAN 165-01Council document | Not published | View |
| PUBLISHED PRESS NOTICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| SITE NOTICE PHOTOS (IN ZIP FILE)Council document | Not published | View |
| MR M RAWCLIFFECouncil document | Not published | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESPONSECouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FROM APPLICANTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DECISION NOTICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| COMMITTEE REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DECISION NOTICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| ASSOCIATED 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.