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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Land At The Former Welbeck Colliery Elkesley Road Meden Vale Nottinghamshire NG20 9PS
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Council sourceNON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO PLANNING PERMISSION 2013/0238/NT (DEVELOPMENT OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC FARM WITH AN INSTALLED CAPACITY OF 12.2MW PER ANNUM, INCLUDING 51,024 SOLAR PANELS INSTALLED ON ARRAYS, 7 NO. ASSOCIATED CENTRAL INVERTER STATIONS, 1 NO. EXIT POINT SUBSTATION BUILDING, SECURITY FENCE, CCTV SYSTEM, LANDSCAPING, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND ACCESS ROADS). TO AMEND MODULE MOUNTING SYSTEM FROM 4 MODULES IN LANDSCAPE TO 3 MODULES IN PORTRAIT, AMEND OVERALL MODULE LAYOUT, AMEND TRANSFER STATION DETAILS AND REDUCE FROM 6 NO. TO 5 NO. AND REDUCTION OF PANELS 51,024 TO 45,000
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeCertificates · PDF | 11 Aug 2014 | View |
| Approved site layout planDRAWING · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| Approved transfer station arrangementDRAWING · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| Approved boundary planDRAWING · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| Approved pv array elevations/sectionDRAWING · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.