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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85 West Hill Portishead BS20 6LQ
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Council sourceProposed Loft conversion and extension at the South-West elevation, works to include; alteration to the existing Front dormer, creation of a front terrace and installation of a flat-roof at the South elevation.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 14 Dec 2023 | View |
| DECISION (FUH) APPROVEDecision Notice · PDF | 13 Dec 2023 | View |
| PORTISHEAD TOWN COUNCIL COMMENTSTown/Parish Council Comment · PDF | 8 Nov 2023 | View |
| PRESS ADVERT LIST FOR 01/11/23Press Advert · PDF | 27 Oct 2023 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTHeritage statement · PDF | 23 Oct 2023 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING LOFT FLOOR PLANPlan · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANPlan · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONSPlan · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE AND ROOF PLANPlan · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED LOFT FLOOR PLANPlan · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONSPlan · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.