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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Westholm Lake Road Portishead BS20 7JA
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Council sourceProposed erection of a single storey front extension to connect the existing lower ground floor office and garage to provide self-contained guest accommodation.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION (FUH) APPROVEDecision Notice · PDF | 30 Apr 2026 | View |
| NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 30 Apr 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P03Design and access statement · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE BLOCK PLAN P2Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01 P2Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING UPPER GROUND FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00 P2Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 01 P2Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF LEVEL PLAN - LEVEL 02 P2Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING WEST FRONT ELEVATION P2Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING EAST REAR ELEVATION P2Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH SIDE ELEVATION P2Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH SIDE ELEVATION P2Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLAN P3Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01 P2Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED UPPER GROUND FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00 P3Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 01 P3Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF LEVEL PLAN - LEVEL 02 P3Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED WEST FRONT ELEVATION P3Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST REAR ELEVATION P3Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH SIDE ELEVATION P3Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH SIDE ELEVATION P3Plan · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | 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.