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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Hatbox 29 - 31 Castle Street Luton LU1 3AG
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Hatbox 29 - 31 Castle Street Luton LU1 3AG
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 12 Jan 2023 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 12 Jan 2023 | View |
| Health & Safety Executive commentsComment - Consultee · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| DC05 - Fire Statement formCurrent Docs - ADDITIONAL · PDF | 3 Nov 2022 | View |
| DC04 - FIRE STRATEGY REPORTCurrent Docs · PDF | 17 Oct 2022 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| DC01- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT V1Current Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| DC02 - PLANNING STATEMENT V1Current Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| DC03 - WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY V1Current Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 001 - P1 - LOCATION PLANCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 010 - P1 - SITE PLAN - GROUND FLOOR PLAN - EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 011 - P1 - 1ST - 7TH FLOOR PLANS - EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 012 - P1 - 8TH - 9TH FLOOR PLANS - EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 013 - P1 - 10TH - ROOF PLANS - EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 020 - P1 - NORTH - WEST ELEVATIONS - EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 021 - P1 - SOUTH - EAST ELEVATIONS - EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 025 - P1 - NORTH - WEST ELEVATIONS - PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 026 - P1 - SOUTH - EAST ELEVATIONS - PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 030 - P1 - PARKING LAYOUTCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| HB - 031 - P1 - WASTE MANAGEMENT - EXISTING AND PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | 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.