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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Elms News And Booze Convenience Elm Road Oldham OL8 3JY
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Council sourceErection of additional storey over existing retail units to form 4 self contained residential flats; division of existing shop floor space to form a cafe with new shop front and new extraction flue to the side elevation.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICE GTD FULL PADecision · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTReport · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REV ABiodiversity survey & report · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| BNG ASSESSMENT REV BBiodiversity survey & report · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT/REAR ELEVATIONS 08BAmended Plans · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| BNG REPORT REV ABiodiversity survey & report · PDF | 26 May 2026 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALBiodiversity survey & report · PDF | 26 May 2026 | View |
| BNG METRIC REV ABiodiversity survey & report | 26 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS 09AAmended Plans · PDF | 19 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT/REAR ELEVATIONS P08AAmended Plans · PDF | 19 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN 06AAmended Plans · PDF | 19 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN 05AAmended Plans · PDF | 19 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN 010AAmended Plans · PDF | 19 May 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTBiodiversity survey & report · PDF | 24 Mar 2026 | View |
| BNG METRICBiodiversity survey & report | 24 Mar 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| D25.11.24 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN P01Plans · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| D25.11.24 EXISTING ROOF PLAN P02Plans · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| D25.11.24 EXISTING FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS P03Plans · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| D25.11.24 EXISTING SIDE ELEVATIONS P04Plans · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| D25.11.24 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN P05Plans · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| D25.11.24 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN P06Plans · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| D25.11.24 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN P07Plans · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| D25.11.24 PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS P08Plans · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| D25.11.24 PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS P09Plans · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| D25.11.24 LOCATION PLAN P010The location plan · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTPlanning statement · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 4 Feb 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.