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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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CASE OFFICER REPORTCase Officer Report · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTSComment - Consultee · PDF | 12 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| DC01 - PLANNING STATEMENTCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 005 - P1 - SITE BLOCK PLAN PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 010 - P2 - SITE PLAN - GROUND FLOOR PLAN - EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 011 - P1 - 1ST - 7TH FLOOR PLANS - EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 012 - P1 - 8TH - 9TH FLOOR PLANS - EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 013 - P1 - 10TH - ROOF PLANS - EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 040 - P1 - SITE PLAN - GROUND FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 041 - P1 - 1ST - 7TH FLOOR PLANS - PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 042 - P1 - 8TH - 9TH FLOOR PLANS - PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 043 - P1 - 10TH - ROOF PLANS - PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 050 - P1 - NORTH - WEST ELEVATIONS - PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 051 - P1 - SOUTH - EAST ELEVATIONS - PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 001 - P2 - LOCATION PLANCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 002 - P1 - SITE BLOCK PLAN EXISTINGCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 044 - P1 - PARKING LAYOUTCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| HB - 045 - P1 - WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN - PROPOSEDCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| DC02 - DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| DC03 -MANAGEMENT PLANCurrent Docs · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | 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.