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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56 Old Road Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8TT
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56 Old Road Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8TT
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View council mapWorks to Beech Tree (T1) within rear garden, covered by Tree Preservation Order T176/T5 comprising of reducing the remaining canopy to match work previously undertaken to the side of the tree overhanging the neighbouring property
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| DN P2019-5367Decision | Not published | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
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Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.