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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Gwrhyd Specialist Quarry Gwrhyd Uchaf Farm Gwrhyd Road Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2SB
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Council sourceProposed restoration, quarry lateral extension and erection of new saw shed without compliance with conditions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 34, 37, 38, 39, 41, 46, 47, 52 and 57 of planning permission ref. P2010/0026 dated 18 August 2011 to allow for an extension to the time period for the development, revisions to the phased working and restoration programme, an updated drainage and surface water management plan, a wider product range for sale and export and greater flexibility in the HGVs serving the site.
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| Decision NoticeDecision | Not published | View |
| RESPONSE TO NRW 27/8/2024Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| supporting letterSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| drainage method statementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| NRW REPLYConsultee In | Not published | View |
| highways responseConsultee In | Not published | View |
| topo planDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| applicant response to highwaysGeneral In | Not published | View |
| HIGHWAYS RE-CONSULT REPLYConsultee In | Not published | View |
| RESPONSE TO NRW AND HIGHWAYSSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| NRW responseConsultee In | Not published | View |
| HIGHWAYS RESPONSEConsultee In | Not published | View |
| DRAINAGE RESPONSEConsultee In | Not published | View |
| BIODIVERSITY RESPONSEConsultee In | Not published | View |
| J0054597-22-08c Water Catchments PlanDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| J0054597-22-09b Water Management PlanDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| J0054597-22-10b Water Management Plan (Detail)Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Application form - RedactedForms and Certificates | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.App 4.0 Revised Working Restoration Prog.Oct 2023Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.Application Plan A1.2 Rev.Oct 2023Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.App 2.0.Development Cross Sections.Aug 2023Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.App 2.0.Phasing & Restoration.Oct 2023Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.App 3.0.Composite Topographical Survey.Jul 2023Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.Plg App Cvr Ltr.Nov 2023Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.SWMP.App C Control of Process Water Management & Other Surface WaterSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.Plg Statement.Nov 2023Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.SWMP.App D.Greenfield Run-Off Estimation for SitesSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.App 5.0.Drainage & Surface Water Management Plan.Oct 2023.Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Gwrhyd Quarry.s73 Var P2010.0026.App 3.0 PA ref P2022.0791 Building Layout Plan.Jul 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.