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
25 Valley Road Portishead BS20 8JU
Last published check: 21 Sept 2026, 15:40. Check the council record for more recent changes.
25 Valley Road Portishead BS20 8JU
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View council mapProposed raising of perimeter walls and roof to create a first floor to an existing bungalow. Internal structural alterations to include relocation of the front entranceway, installation of external sliding doors to the rear (north elevation) and creation of Juliet balcony to the front elevation (south elevation).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION (FUH) APPROVEDecision Notice · PDF | 6 Apr 2023 | View |
| NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 6 Apr 2023 | View |
| COMBINED PLANSAmended Plan · PDF | 4 Apr 2023 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANAmended Plan · PDF | 4 Apr 2023 | View |
| SIDE ELEVATIONSAmended Plan · PDF | 16 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPERTY PHOTO 2Correspondence | 3 Feb 2023 | View |
| 07.12.22 - PORTISHEAD TOWN COUNCILTown/Parish Council Comment | 15 Dec 2022 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| EXISTING GF PLANPlan · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED GF PLANPlan · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED FF PLANPlan · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| FRONT REAR ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| SIDE ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| SECTION C-CPlan · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANPlan · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| SITE PLANOS Extract · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANPlan · PDF | 18 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.