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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East Gate Retail Park off East Gate Accrington
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Council sourceFull Major:Erection of retail unit on vacant land adjacent to Unit 4, perimeter wall and railings, car parking, cycle parking and landscaping
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PLANNING STATEMENT A4Council document | Not published | View |
| TRAVEL PLAN FRAMEWORK. A4Council document | Not published | View |
| COVER LETTERCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 01 PRE-APPLICATION ADVICE FROM HBCCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 4 OFFICERS REPORT 11-02-0167Council document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 5 OFFICER NOTES 11-08-0233Council document | Not published | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLAN. DWG NO. 2064 102Council document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 10 RETAIL AVAILABILITYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SECTION DWG. NO 2064 252Council document | Not published | View |
| FLOOR PLAN. DWG NO 2064 250Council document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 6 DECISION NOTICE 11-11-0521Council document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 9 PI APPEAL DECISION NEWPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LOCATION PLAN DWG NO 2064 101 ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 8 TESCO STORES LIMITED (APPELLANTS) V DUNDEE CITYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 3 OFFICERS REPORT 11-02-0167Council document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 11 TABLE 1 COMPARISON GOODS TURNOVER OF EXISTING FACILITIES 2005-2016 (Council document | Not published | View |
| SITE PLAN. DWG. NO 2064 110 ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| RETAIL ASSESSMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| FENCE DETAILS. 2064 ED01Council document | Not published | View |
| D & A STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 7 COURT REPORT SIMONS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ELEVATIONS. DWG NO. 2064 251Council document | Not published | View |
| APPENDIX 2 DECISION NOTICE 11-02-0167Council document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING SUBMISSION NOTIFICATION LETTERCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APP FORMSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| TRANSPORT ASSESSMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN. DWG NO. 2064 103 BCouncil document | Not published | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC WASTE SERVICES NO COMMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 2064-104 - PEDESTRIAN RAMPCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SEQUENTIAL ASSESSMENT ADDENDUM OCT 2015Council document | Not published | View |
| 11150339 EAST GATECouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DECISION NOTICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| DELEGATED FINAL REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ELECTRICITY NORTH WESTCouncil 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.