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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Civic Centre West Street Oldham OL1 1UT
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Council sourceChange of use of Civic Centre Tower from office (Use Class E(c)) to hotel (Use Class C1)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 4 Jul 2025 | View |
| PLANNING COMMITTEE 2 JULY 2025Committee Report · PDF | 4 Jul 2025 | View |
| PRE-COMMITTEE BRIEFING NOTEAdditional Information · PDF | 27 Jun 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTPlanning statement · PDF | 10 Apr 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANThe location plan · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATION NORTH AND EASTPlans · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATION SOUTH AND WESTPlans · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLAN BASEMENT PLANPlans · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLAN GROUND FLOORPlans · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLAN TYPICALPlans · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION NORTH AND EASTPlans · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION SOUTH AND WESTPlans · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN BASEMENT PLANPlans · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN GROUND FLOORPlans · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN TYPICALPlans · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| CIVIC TOWER FINAL COVER LETTERCase Documents · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGYSite waste management plan · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| CRIME IMPACT STATEMENTReport · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| FIRE STATEMENTReport · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| OUTLINE SERVICING AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGYReport · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPENDICES_PART1Statement of community involvement · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPENDICES_PART2Statement of community involvement · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPENDICES_PART3Statement of community involvement · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTStatement of community involvement · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTTransport assessment · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| TRAVEL PLANTravel plan · PDF | 31 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.