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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Former Dyffryn Lower School Talcennau Road Port Talbot SA13 1EP
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Council sourceDetails to be agreed in association with condition 6 (Appropriate Programme of Historic Building Recording Level 2) of application P2022/1063 granted permission on 04/12/23.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision | Not published | View |
| 2278 - Former Dyffryn Lower School Building Recording_compressed (1)Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Covering letter for P2024-0151 (redacted)Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 10429 PL01A Site Location PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| WSI V1Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| ApplicationFormRedactedSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| PLANS and DRAWINGSSupporting 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.