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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St Catherines Church, Church Hall Old Road Neath SA11 2BT
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Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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Council sourceChange of use of 1980's prefabricated Hall (D1 use class) to a two-bedroom dwellinghouse (C3 use class) and associated internal and external alterations to the listed building, which includes the removal of the rear external wall to create covered outdoor space. The church will remain class D1.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision | Not published | View |
| Annotated Site Photographs to be read in conjunction with the Building SurveySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Building Survey - St Catherine's ChurchSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Green Infrastructure StatementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Planning StatementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Existing ElevationsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Heritage Impact AssessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Existing Proposed Block PlansSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Proposed ElevationsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Proposed Ground Floor PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Design and Access StatementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Appendix 1Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| ApplicationFormRedactedSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Existing Ground Floor PlanSupporting 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.