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
TATA Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG
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TATA Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG
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View council mapDetails to be agreed in association with Requirement 4 (Detailed Design) - Port Talbot Steelworks generating Station Order 2015
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| DN P2020-0434Decision | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Steelworks DCO - Redischarge Requirement 4 - Cooling Tower Cross Section - S17327-06-25_P02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Steelworks DCO - Redischarge Requirement 4 - Cooling Tower East and West Elevation - S17327-06-22_P02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Steelworks DCO - Redischarge Requirement 4 - Cooling Tower Floor Plan - S17327-06-19_P02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Steelworks DCO - Redischarge Requirement 4 - Cooling Tower Longitudinal - S17327-06-24_P02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Steelworks DCO - Redischarge Requirement 4 - Cooling Tower South Elevation - S17327-06-21_P02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Steelworks DCO - Redischarge Requirement 4 -Cooling Tower North Elevation - S17327-06-20_P02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Steelworks DCO - Redischarge of Requirement 4 (Design) - Covering Letter - 20 May 2020Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Steelworks DCO - Redischarge Requirement 4 - Switchgear West Elevation - S17327-06-09 P05Drawings - 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.