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
Smithacres Back Lane Baxenden Accrington BB5 2RE
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Smithacres Back Lane Baxenden Accrington BB5 2RE
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Full: Change of use to create a family caravan site to provide 4 no pitches and 4 no day rooms to provide settled Gypsy and Traveller family accommodation and support the agricultural use of the land. (Part retrospective)
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| 02 - 1 - 500 LAND AT SMITHACRES A1 EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SITE BIOGESTER DETAILSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 04 - 1 - 50 LAND AT SMITHACRES A1 CHALETS AND DAY ROOMS PLANCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SMITH FAMILY SUPPORTING PLANNING STATEMENT NOV 2018Council document | Not published | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMNOPERSONALDATACouncil document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING HISTORYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 01 - 1 1250 SITE LOCATION PLACouncil document | Not published | View |
| 11/18/0206 DECISION NOTICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| 03 -1 - 200 LAND AT SMITHACRES A1 PROPOSED SITE PLAN WITH MEASUREMENTSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBCCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HOUSING & REGENERATIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
| AGENT COMMENTS RE: 05 - HIGHWAY ACCESS ONTO BACK LANECouncil document | Not published | View |
| LAND AT SMITHACRES PHOTOS AND HIGHWAY INFORMATIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
| : 05 - HIGHWAY ACCESS ONTO BACK LANECouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LAND AT BACK LANE VERY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LANCS. FIRE & RESCUE SERVICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY MAPCouncil document | Not published | View |
| FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE FROM AGENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| FURTHER CRRSPNDNC FRM AGENT. WARRINGTON DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT_COMMITTEE 15 MAYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE FROM AGNTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LANCASHIRE POLICE ALOCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DECISIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
| OFFICERS REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| OFFICERS REPORT UPDATE SHEETCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SMITHACRES-ENFORCEMENT APPEAL-DECISION-LETTER-3237832 11-18-0473 (Appeal reference APP/R2330/C/19/3237832 )Council document | Not published | View |
| Associated DecisionCouncil document | Not published | View |
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Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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.