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
Former bank and Council Offices Cannon Street Accrington
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Council sourceListed Building Consent: Change of use of former bank and Council Offices to a training and learning centre with ancillary accommodation (sui generis)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| HISTORICAL+APPRAISALECouncil document | Not published | View |
| LANDSCAPING PLANCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPLICATION FORMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| EXG 1ST FLOOR.004Council document | Not published | View |
| EXG GROUND FLOOR.003Council document | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED PHASE 2 LAYOUT006Council document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING HISTORYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LOCATION PLANCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PROP. GROUND FLOOR PHASE .005Council document | Not published | View |
| SCHEDULE OF WORK IN 3 PHASESCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PROP. PHASE 3 LAYOUT.007Council document | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED 1ST FLOOR PLANS 002ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANS 001ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PUBLISHED PRESS NOTICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS. RESPONSE TO AGENT CLARIFICATIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC ENV HEALTHCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT TEAMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC REGENERATIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
| OFFICERS REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.