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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53 Main Street Maghera BT46 5AA
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| STAMPED APPROVED PLANSDrawings accompanying a Decision · PDF | 10 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL - ADVERTOther · PDF | 10 Dec 2025 | View |
| COMMITTEE REPORT 02/12/2025Report · PDF | 20 Nov 2025 | View |
| SL2 SCHEDULE OF CONNECTIONSAdditional Appendices · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| DFI LICENCEAdditional Appendices · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| DFI ROADS MAGHERAFELT TEAM 1Consultee Comment | 4 Nov 2025 | View |
| DFI ROADS MAGHERAFELT TEAM 1Consultee Comment | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTERConsultation Request · PDF | 28 Oct 2025 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGE APP AND FEE RECEIPTAcknowledgement · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLAN 01Site Location Plan · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE PLAN 02Site Layout or Block Plan · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| SAMPLE SIZE IMAGE - ENGLISHOther · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| SAMPLE IMAGE SIZE - ULSTER SCOTSOther · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| SAMPLE SIZE IMAGE - IRISHOther · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS 04Existing Elevations · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION 03Proposed Elevations · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 17 Oct 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.