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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University Of Nottingham Castle Meadow Campus, Howard House Castle Meadow Road Nottingham Nottingham City NG2 1AB
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Council sourceChange of Use from Class E (Offices) to Class F1 (University) for Building D (Howard House) on Castle Meadow Campus
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| PFUL3 Grant Permission - DecisionDecision Notice · PDF | 9 May 2025 | View |
| THE LOCATION PLANSite Location Plan · PDF | 18 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE PLANSLayout Plans & Elevations · PDF | 18 Mar 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTReports · PDF | 18 Mar 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.