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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McDonalds Restaurants Ltd 4 Hawkhill Retail Park Kilwinning Road Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3DE
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Council sourceChange of use of Unit 4 from a restaurant and drive-thru (Class 3/Sui Generis) to shops, financial professional and other services (Class 1A) and erection of drive-thru restaurant (Class 3/Sui Generis) with associated access, servicing car parking and other associated works
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Committee report 22/01/2025Committee Report · PDF | 23 Jan 2025 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 23 Jan 2025 | View |
| Proposed block planApproved Drawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2024 | View |
| Proposed site planApproved Drawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2024 | View |
| Existing and proposed elevation aApproved Drawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2024 | View |
| Planning statementReport · PDF | 5 Dec 2024 | View |
| Roads consultation responseConsultation Response · PDF | 14 Nov 2024 | View |
| Roads consultation responseConsultation Response · PDF | 17 Oct 2024 | View |
| Transport assessmentReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2024 | View |
| Consultation response - ehConsultation Response | 23 Jul 2024 | View |
| Water responseConsultation Response · PDF | 5 Jul 2024 | View |
| Tr/npa/2Consultation Response · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| Neighbour notificationNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 28 Jun 2024 | View |
| Trnpa1Other | 27 Jun 2024 | View |
| Air quality assessmentReport · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | View |
| Existing site planApproved Drawing · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | View |
| Location planApproved Drawing · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | View |
| Noise impact assessmentReport · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | View |
| Odour reportReport · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | View |
| Part 1 of 2 pre-application consultation reportReport · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | View |
| Part 2 of 2 pre-application consultation reportReport · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | View |
| Application for planning permissionApplication Form · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | View |
| Proposed restaurant elevationsApproved Drawing · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | View |
| Proposed restaurant floor and roof planApproved Drawing · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | View |
| Travel planReport · PDF | 14 Jun 2024 | 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.