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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First and second floors 55 - 59 Blackburn Road Accrington
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Council sourcePrior Approval: Change of use from commercial business (Use Class E) to 7 No single bedroom apartments and 1 No 2 bedroom apartment (under Class MA) including cycle store provision at ground floor
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 140227 EXT ELEVATIONSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 14022 HERITAGE STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 140223 EXISTING SFCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 140224 PROPOSED GFCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 140226 PROP SECOND FLOORCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 140221 EXISTING GFCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 14022 LOCATION PLAN 55-59Council document | Not published | View |
| APPLICATION FORMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 14022 DESIGN STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 140228 PROP ELEVATIONSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 140225 PROP FIRST FLOORCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 140222 EXISTING FFCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING HISTORYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING CONSTRAINTSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| NB HBC ENV. HEALTHCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC WASTE SERVICES. MORE INFO REQDCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LLFA EMAILCouncil document | Not published | View |
| WHEN TO CONSULT THE LLFA [AUGUST 2022]Council document | Not published | View |
| LLFA STANDING ADVICE FOR MINOR APPLICATIONS - ISSUED 26 AUGUST 2022Council document | Not published | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSECouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC CONSERVATION OFFICERCouncil document | Not published | View |
| OFFICER'S 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.