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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Smithacres Back Lane Baxenden Accrington Lancashire BB5 2RE
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Council sourceApplication for discharge of conditions 3 (storage containers and fence) condition 4 (various site details) and condition 5 (tree maintenance schedule) of appeal decision ref app/RZ330/c/19/3237832
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDCouncil document | Not published | View |
| THE LAND SITUATED AT SMITHACRES - CONDITON 3 EVIDENCE - FEB 2023Council document | Not published | View |
| SMITHACRES PLANNING CONDITIONS STATEMENT MARCH 2023Council document | Not published | View |
| SMITHACRES APPEAL DECISION LETTER 3237832Council document | Not published | View |
| 04 - PROPOSED DAY ROOMS AND SITE LAYOUT DETAILS - MARCH 2023Council document | Not published | View |
| 01 - SMITHACRES SITE LOCATION PLAN - MARCH 2023Council document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING HISTORY SMITHACRESCouncil document | Not published | View |
| CONSTRAINTS 11/23/0146Council document | Not published | View |
| HBC ECOLOGYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC ECOLOGY: EXAMPLE TREE PLANTING DIAGRAMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC ECOLOGY: HEDGE PLANTING ADVICECouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SMITHACRES PLANNING CONDITIONS STATEMENT - UPDATED JUNE 2023Council document | Not published | View |
| FW Discharge of Condition 11230146 Smithacres, Baxenden - New and amended documents received 4 SeptCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 03 - PROPOSED SITE PLAN REV B - SEPTEMBER 2023 (1)Council document | Not published | View |
| SMITH ACRES SEWERAGE CALCULATION SPREADSHEET (2).xlsxCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SSD-general-binding-rules (3).pdfCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC Env. Health additional comments rcvd 15/09/2023Council document | Not published | View |
| DECNDISCONDS_3Council 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.