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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5-7 Black Abbey Street Accrington BB5 1HT
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Council sourceFull: Change of use of building to create 6 No apartments
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CONSTRAINTS 11-22-0082Council document | Not published | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING HISTORY 11-22-0082Council document | Not published | View |
| LOCATION PLAN, EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HISTORIC BUILDING INVESTIGATION: INTERIM STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PRELIMINARY STRUCTURAL ENGINEER'S REPORTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HIGHWAYS COMMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC ECOLOGYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| NB HBC ENV.HEALTHCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PUBLISHED PRESS NOTICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| PT HBC ENV. HEALTHCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 9 AND 11 BLACK ABBEY STREET (INCLUDING 1 JACOB STREET) AND ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY WCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HLE_A4L_GRADE_HLE_A3L_GRADE (1)Council document | Not published | View |
| BARN AT 1 AND 3 BLACK ABBEY STREET AND UNNUMBERED BARN ADJOINING THE YARD BEHINDCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENT 16.1.2023 PHASE 1 BLACK ABBEY STREET ISSUEDCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HLE_A4L_GRADE_HLE_A3L_GRADECouncil document | Not published | View |
| 9652/223C - EXISTING TOWER 1 & 3 SIDE ELEVATIONSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 9652/222C - EXISTING & PROPOSED TOWER 2 – SIDE ELEVATIONSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 9652-223CCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 9652/221D - EXISTING & PROPOSED BLACK ABBEY STREET & REAR ELEVATIONSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 9652/212C - EXISTING & PROPOSED 1/F & ROOF PLANSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 9652-224ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| 9652/211C - EXISTING & PROPOSED LOWER G/F & G/F PLANSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 9652/224A - EXISTING & PROPOSED BOUNDARY WALL ELEVATIONSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DECISIONCouncil document | Not published | View |
| OFFICER'S REPORTCouncil 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.