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.
Council planning record
The Downs School Charlton Drive Wraxall BS48 1PF
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The Downs School Charlton Drive Wraxall BS48 1PF
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View council mapProposed erection of a new pool enclosure to cover the existing outdoor swimming pool, containing 2no. changing rooms and poolside showers. Resurfacing of the existing concrete floor with non-slip tiles for improved safety and usability. Soft landscaping works to create a new access point from the south of the site with a DDA compliant ramp.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 5&6Discharge of Conditions · PDF | 7 Dec 2023 | View |
| DECISION (FUL) APPROVEDecision Notice · PDF | 5 Apr 2023 | View |
| NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 5 Apr 2023 | View |
| FEBRUARY 2023 - ARBORICULTURAL REPORTArboricultural statement · PDF | 22 Feb 2023 | View |
| SITE SECTIONS - GLAZING SYSTEMPlan · PDF | 1 Feb 2023 | View |
| TREE SURVEY & CONSTRAINTS PLANSuperseded plans · PDF | 30 Jan 2023 | View |
| TREE RETENTION & PROTECTION PLANSuperseded plans · PDF | 30 Jan 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ENCLOSURE ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 30 Jan 2023 | View |
| SECTION DETAILPlan · PDF | 30 Jan 2023 | View |
| RAMP DETAILPlan · PDF | 30 Jan 2023 | View |
| DRAINAGE PLANPlan · PDF | 30 Jan 2023 | View |
| 2203-ASH-XX-00-RP-A-28001 - GLAZING AND STRUCTURE DETAILSReport · PDF | 30 Jan 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 6 Oct 2022 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - ARBORICULTURAL SURVEY - THE DOWNS SCHOOL - BS5837 ARBTECHArboricultural statement · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT - THE DOWNS SCEcological report · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| STATEMENT OF VERY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES - THE DOWNS SCHOOLPlanning Statement · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANSOS Extract · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| LANDSCAPE SITE PLANPlan · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| EXISTING POOL PLANPlan · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR/POOL PLANPlan · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED ENCLOSURE ELEVATIONSSuperseded plans · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| HISTORICAL REPORT - THE DOWNS PREPARATORY SCHOOLHeritage statement · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - THE DOWNS PREP SCHOOLDesign and access statement · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | 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.