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.
Council planning record
Plaza Cinema Talbot Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1DH
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Plaza Cinema Talbot Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1DH
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View council mapWELSH MINISTERS DECISION: Demolition of rear section of grade II listed building, which comprises the majority of the roughcast rendered walls, the asbestos cement roof sheeting pitched roof, and the seating floor construction of the auditorium and stage, and its replacement with a new structure over the same site footprint, as well as retention, repair and restoration works to frontage, involving both external envelope and internal finishes and features.
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| PPT-GWP-01-03-DR-A-(PA)-0034_Proposed Roof GA Plan-10Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Transport Technical NoteDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-01-DR-A-(PA)-0032_Proposed First Floor GA Plan-10Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-GF-DR-A-(PA)-0031_Proposed Ground Floor GA Plan-10Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-02-DR-A-(PA)-0033_Proposed Second Floor GA Plan-09Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0014_Existing South and West Elevations -02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0030_Proposed External Works-07Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0038_Proposed Sections S-03 and S-04 -04Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0023_Topographical Survey -External Levels Demolition-02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-GF-DR-A-(PA)-0010_Existing Ground Floor Plan -03Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-02-DR-A-(PA)-0033_Proposed Second Floor GA Plan-08Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-03-DR-A-(PA)-0034_Proposed Roof GA Plan-08Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-00-DR-A-(SK)-0061_External works 01-01Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0036_Proposed South and West Elevations -08Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-GF-DR-A-(PA)-0020_Ground Floor Demolition Plan-04Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0041_Condition_Repair Proposals to front portion (floors)-01Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0037_Proposed Sections S-01 and S-02-04Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0003_Topographical Survey-02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-01-DR-A-(PA)-0032_Proposed First Floor GA Plan-09Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-01-DR-A-(PA)-0011_Existing First Floor Plan -02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-00-DR-A-(PA)-0002_Existing Site Plan -02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-01-DR-A-(PA)-0029_Proposed External Works + Sections-05Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0015_Existing North and East Elevations-02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0025_Demolition Elevations (North and East)-01Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-02-DR-A-(PA)-0012_Existing Second Floor Plan -03Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-01-DR-A-(PA)-0021_First and Second Floor Demolition Plan-04Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0035_Proposed North and East Elevations-09Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-GF-DR-A-(PA)-0031_Proposed Ground Floor GA Plan-09Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-00-DR-A-(PA)-0001_Location Plan-02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Bat SurveyDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-HYD-XX-XX-DR-C-0600Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-HYD-XX-XX-DR-C-1200Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0040_Condition_Repair Proposals to front portion (walls)-01Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0042_Condition_Repair Proposals to front portion (ceilings)-01Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-HYD-XX-XX-DR-C-0500Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-HYD-XX-XX-DR-C-0700Location Plan | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-03-DR-A-(PA)-0022_Roof Demolition Plan-02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| PPT-GWP-01-XX-DR-A-(PA)-0024_Demolition Elevations (South and West)-01Drawings - Plans | Not published | 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.