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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Thistle Lodge 1-3 Howells Terrace Alltwen Hill Alltwen Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3AQ
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Council sourceCertificate of lawful development (proposed) for the use of the existing dwelling (use class C3) as a children's care home (Class C3b) for the care of a maximum of 5 children together with 1 staff bedroom (maximum of 6 residents at any one time)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision | Not published | View |
| Planning StatementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 05 Proposed Ground Floor PlanDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| 04 Proposed Block Plan-BDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| 02 Existing Ground Floor PlanDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| 01 Site LocationDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| 06 Proposed First Floor Plan-ADrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| ApplicationFormRedactedForms and Certificates | Not published | View |
| 03 Existing First Floor PlanDrawings - 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.