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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Coleridge Cottage 40 St Marys Road Portishead BS20 6QW
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Council sourceProposed erection of a single storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation and demolition of the existing porch. Erection of a new flat roof front porch and external alterations including new stone cladding, off-white smoothcast render and grey UPVC windows, facias, soffits and gutters.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION (FUH) APPROVEDecision Notice · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| PORTISHEAD TOWN COUNCIL COMMENTSTown/Parish Council Comment · PDF | 7 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSPlan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| EXISTING 3D VIEWSPlan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLANPlan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSPlan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSPlan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED 3D VIEWSPlan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL VISUALSPlan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED INTERNAL VISUALSPlan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.