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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Tyn-y-caeau Margam Road Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NW
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Tyn-y-caeau Margam Road Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NW
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View council mapChange of use of dwellinghouse with detached studio apartments and associated land to a truck stop to include guest house (previously approved under planning permission reference P2005/0449) with addition of a café and erection of rear single-storey extension to accommodate spa facilities, together with formation of an HGV parking area with electric vehicle charging hub points, internal access road & associated infrastructure.
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| ES - Appendix 3 - Landscaping_Planting_Plan_and_Specification-revised-June23Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 1112c-RPM-Tyn-y-Caeau_Margam-Bat_Survey_Report-Jul23Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 1112c-RPM-Tyn-y-Caeau_Margam-Proposed_Merge_Taper-General_Arrangement_plan-March23Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| 1112c-RPM-Tyn-y-Caeau_Margam-Road_Safety_Audit-March23Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| 1112c-RPM-Tyn-y-Caeau_Margam-Vehicle_Swept_Path_plan-March23Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Dormice_Mitigation_Report - Revision C - Jan23Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 8 - Drainage Strategy PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 9 - Coal_Mining_Risk_AssessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 8 - Drainage_Strategy_ReportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 7A - Transport_Environmental_AssessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 7 - Transport_Assessment-AppendicesSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Proposed Floor PlanDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed_3D-elevationsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Proposed floor planDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed_Annexe_elevationsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Existing_3D_elevationsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Existing floor plansDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Existing_elevationsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Existing floor plansDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Annexe-existing_elevationsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Site Layout PlanDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Bat_Tree_ReportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Highway General Arrangement PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Plan - Swept PathDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Tree_Survey_Report-Oct21Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Topographic_surveySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 7 - Transport_AssessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 3 - Landscaping_Planting_Plan_and_SpecificationSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Drainage_SUDS_detailsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Drainage_NotesSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Drainage_details_3Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Drainage_details_2Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Drainage_details_1Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| ApplicationFormRedactedSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Proposed_elevationsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 1 - Phase_1_Ecological_Survey_ReportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 5 - Reptile Survey ReportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 6 - Grassland Survey ReportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 11 - Development Project Risk AssessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Location PlanDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| 1112c-RPM-Tyn-y-Caeau_Margam-PAC_Submission_Report-December22Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 1112c-RPM-Margam-Design_and_Access_Statement-Oct22Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Environmental Statement-Non-Technical SummarySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 2 - Bat Survey Report Aug22Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Environmental Statement - Revision C - October2022Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| ES - Appendix 10 - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment - October 2022Supporting Document | 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.