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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32 Station Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1JS
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A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceRetention of change of use from A2 Bank to A1 Convenience Store, with alterations to shopfront.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision | Not published | View |
| Proposed Ground Floor Plan REV FDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed Bin Storage UnitDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Site Location and Block PlanDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Existing Ground Floor Plan REV CDrawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| DASSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| GISSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| FLOOD CONSEQUENCE ASSESSMENTSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 8. FLOOD RISK REPORTSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| BIODIVERSITY (GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE) STATEMENTSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT - Conveneience StoreSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| PREVIOUS and CURRENT SHOPFRONT A3L RevASupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Location PlanLocation Plan | Not published | View |
| CURRENT GROUND FLOOR PLAN A3L RevDSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| PREVIOUS GROUND FLOOR PLAN A3L RevASupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ApplicationFormRedactedSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLAN and BLOCK PLAN A3LSupporting 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.