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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Commerce House South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JE
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Council sourceConvert office building to18 luxury flats and 6 serviced apartments with residents basement area gym facility and replace existing flat roof access structure/services housing with a pitched roof at
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICE - APPROVEDDecision · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGDecision · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| WHOLE LIFE CARBON ASSESSMENTApproved Supporting Document · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANSApproved Plan · PDF | 25 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 25 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSApproved Plan · PDF | 25 Apr 2025 | View |
| CYCLE STOREApproved Plan · PDF | 25 Apr 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE SITE PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 25 Apr 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 25 Apr 2025 | View |
| DUTCH KERB ACCESSApproved Plan · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPING SPECIFICATION AND MAINTENANCEApproved Supporting Document · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| TREE SCHEDULEApproved Supporting Document · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GF AND BASEMENTDrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2024 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2024 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 11 Dec 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.