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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Barn at Top Close Farm Top Close Farm Macclesfield Forest
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Council sourceChange of use of the barn to open market residential (Class C3), single storey extension, external alterations, installation of treatment plant, works of hard and soft landscaping and other works incidental to the proposals.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Bat Survey report 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Building Inspection for Bat Roosting 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Dwg 004A-EXTG Existing Elevations C and D and Section AA 1-100 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Application Form - No Personal Data 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Design Access Statement 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Location Plan 1-1250 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Existing Site Plan 1-200 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Dwg 002A-EXTG Existing Floor Plans 1-100 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Dwg 003A-EXTG Existing Elevations A and B 1-100 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| DWG 101E-17152 Ground Floor and First Floor Plan 1-100 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| DWG 103E-17152 Proposed Elevations 1-100 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| DWG 105F-17152 Proposed Site Plan 1-200 06-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| 11-07-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Cheshire East Highways Response 01-08-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Cheshire East Council Rights of Way - 02-08-2018Council document | Not published | View |
| Delegated ReportCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Decision NoticeCouncil document | Not published | View |
| Archaeology consultation commentsCouncil document | Not published | View |
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.