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 Law Courts and Police Station, Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BH
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Council sourceMajor Full: Conversion and extension of former Law Courts and Police station to form offices, cafe and 25no apartments including internal and external alterations
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Sign in to view collected detailsFormer Law Courts and Police Station, Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BH
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPLICATION FORMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| VIABILITY STUDYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING CONSTRAINTSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PLANNING HISTORYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LOCATION PLANCouncil document | Not published | View |
| G23423 CMRACouncil document | Not published | View |
| FRACouncil document | Not published | View |
| Energy StatementCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTCouncil document | Not published | View |
| CIS 25 APARTMENTSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc D20 Site PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc D30 Upper GF Plan ExCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc D30 Upper GF Plan ExCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc D31 Lower GF Plan ExCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc D32 Roof Plan ExCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc D34 Sections ExCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc D35 Elevations Ex1Council document | Not published | View |
| Acc D36 Elevations Ex 2Council document | Not published | View |
| Acc D37 Elevations Ex 3Council document | Not published | View |
| Acc Elevns 1 Prop D 160Council document | Not published | View |
| Acc Elevns 3 Prop D162Council document | Not published | View |
| Acc Elevns 3 Prop D163Council document | Not published | View |
| Acc Prop site Plan D20Council document | Not published | View |
| Acc Roof Plan Prop D131Council document | Not published | View |
| Acc Sections Prop D164Council document | Not published | View |
| ACCRINGTON POLICE STATION HACouncil document | Not published | View |
| CADENT GASCouncil document | Not published | View |
| CADENT GASCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC ECOLOGYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC ARCHAEOLOGYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Press notice. Published 19/01/2024Council document | Not published | View |
| Senior Parks Development Officer HBC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES POS calculationCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| United UtilitiesCouncil document | Not published | View |
| THE COAL AUTHORITYCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC LLFACouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Noise Assessment 2653-1 (Revised to correct typos)Council document | Not published | View |
| LCC SCHOOL PROVISION & SUFFICIENCY TEAMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC SCHOOL PROVISION & SUFFICIENCY TEAMCouncil document | Not published | View |
| HBC ENV HEALTHCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Council’s Viability Assessment : 2024-07-16 Former Law Courts - ReportCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Council’s Viability Assessment : 2024-07-16 Former Law Courts - AppraisalCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Historic England. 11240026_HERef_L01571655_L443449Council document | Not published | View |
| Heritage response from Growth LancashireCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc Police station and Law Courts conversion Traffic statment and parking studyCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc Police station and Law Court conversion Traffic study Appendix 2Council document | Not published | View |
| Acc Police station and Law Courts Traffic study Apx 3 TimetablesCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc Police station and Law Courts conversion Window condition surveyCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc LGF Plan D 110ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc UGF Plan D120ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc Lower Roof and Roof apartment Plan D130ACouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc Apartment schedule revisedCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Geo-bar 1 - PhotoCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Geo-bar 2 - PhotoCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc D180 Ex Sections through CourtyardCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc D170 Proposed NW and SE Elevations to CourtyardCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Acc D171 Proposed Elevation to Fire stationCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Ali VU Casement Window System Technical DatasheetCouncil document | Not published | View |
| SFG - U Value ReportCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC Highways CommentsCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Growth LancashireCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Accrington UPVC Window (Council document | Not published | View |
| LCC HighwaysCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Growth LancashireCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Email from Historic EnglandCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Email from LCCCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Growth LancashireCouncil document | Not published | View |
| LCC HighwaysCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Elevation ProposedCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Officers ReportCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Decision noticeCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Printed minutes 20082025 1500 Planning Committee.pdfCouncil 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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.