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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Land At Crugwyllt Fawr Crugwyllt Fawr Access Road Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TB
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Council sourceRequest for a Scoping Opinion in accordance with Regulation 14(1) of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Wales) Regulations 2017 for the construction of a 40 MW solar farm, associated ancillary infrastructure and landscape and environmental mitigation and enhancements on land (81 Ha) at Crugwyllt Fawr, Margam, Port Talbot, SA13 2TB.
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| Port Talbot Solar Panel SectionDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| HEO-SD_3Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Substation Elevation ViewDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Solar Farm - Cumulative Developments Mapping Ref: 03209.Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Substation Aerial ViewDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| UF00323-8310-0001AO1 Indicative Site Layout (Concept Design) V1Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Solar EIA Scoping Report_Part5Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Solar EIA Scoping Report_Part1Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Solar EIA Scoping Report_Part6Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Solar EIA Scoping Report_Part4Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Solar EIA Scoping Report_Part3Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Port Talbot Solar EIA Scoping Report_Part2Supporting 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.