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.
Council planning record
Central Council Depot 59 Portland Road Luton LU4 8AT
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Proposed site layout P07Current Docs - AMENDED · PDF | 24 Jun 2021 | View |
| X-EPN-UKPN-DR-105471-15-0001-P03 ElevationsCurrent Docs - AMENDED · PDF | 24 Jun 2021 | View |
| 2690C UKPN Noise SurveyCurrent Docs - AMENDED | 24 Jun 2021 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTSComment - Consultee · PDF | 15 Apr 2021 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION OBJECTIONComment - Consultee | 14 Apr 2021 | View |
| X-EPN-UKPN-DR-105471-18-0001 SITE LOCATION PLANCurrent Docs · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| X-EPN-UKPN-DR-105471-15-0001-P02 ELEVATIONSCurrent Docs - SUPERSEDED · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| X-E.IPJ.105471-0002 P06 PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTCurrent Docs - SUPERSEDED · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| INR/2932C NOISE SURVEY REPORTCurrent Docs - SUPERSEDED · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| GNB/20.179 GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORTCurrent Docs · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| 68188 SITE SURVEY & DRAINAGE PLANCurrent Docs · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| 53580 UTILITY SURVEY (14-08-19) REVACurrent Docs · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| ELP04405-R01 SOIL RESISTIVITY REPORTCurrent Docs · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| DC02 DEPOT SURVEY AND DRAINGAGE-MODEL 2Current Docs · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| DC01 PLANNING STATEMENTCurrent Docs · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| L 210322 JA PORTLAND HOUSE COVER LETTERCurrent Docs · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 24 Mar 2021 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.