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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Former Huncoat Power Station Site Altham Lane Huncoat Accrington
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Council sourceRequest for screening opinion for development for housing and associated infrastructure under 2017 EIA Regulations (previously assessed under 11/17/0463)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| AGENT CORRESPONDENCECouncil document | Not published | View |
| REQUEST FOR AN EIA SCREENING OPINIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HIGHWAYS ENGLANDCouncil document | Not published | View |
| UNITED UTILITIES. NO COMMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS D11 210396 - SCREENING OPINION RESPONSECouncil document | Not published | View |
| NB HBC ENV HEALTHCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC ECOLOGYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT TEAMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DECISIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
| OFFICER REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| NETWORK RAIL. BLANK DEV ASSET-PROTECTION-INITIAL-ENQUIRY-QUESTIONNAIRE-REV-1.1.DCouncil document | Not published | View |
| NETWORK RAIL. EMAILCouncil 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.