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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68 Buckstones Road Shaw Oldham OL2 8DN
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Council sourceChange of use of existing residential property (C3 Use) to Children's Care Home (C2 Use), supported by a team of support staff on a rota basis (which can include minor variations to allow for shadow shifts, supervision/training, and temporary or permanent care at a ratio of 2:1).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| OFFICER REPORTReport · PDF | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE GTD FULL PADecision · PDF | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDOther · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| LOCATIONPLANThe location plan · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 5. PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND PARKING LAYOUTAdditional plans · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 6. PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT REV APlanning statement · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 7. PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT APPENDIX 1 - DECISION NOTICEPlanning statement · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 8. PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT APPENDIX 2 - NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE REPORPlanning statement · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 9. PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT APPENDIX 3 - STATEMENT OF PURPOSEPlanning statement · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 10. PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT APPENDIX 4 - INDICATIVE WEEKLY ROTAPlanning statement · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 11. PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT APPENDIX 5 - PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND CAR SPlanning statement · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 12. PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT APPENDIX 6 - MINISTERIAL STATEMENT JUNEPlanning statement · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 13. PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT APPENDIX 7 - EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITHPlanning statement · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 1. EXISTING FLOOR PLANSAdditional plans · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 2. EXISTING ELEVATION PLANS AND LOCATION PLANAdditional plans · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 3. PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSAdditional plans · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| 4. PROPOSED ELEVATION PLANSAdditional plans · PDF | 1 Oct 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.