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.
Council planning record
Amenity Land West Of Southfield Square Southfield Street Nelson Lancashire
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Amenity Land West Of Southfield Square Southfield Street Nelson Lancashire
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View council mapFull: Redevelopment of the site into a more functional Green Space, comprising the installation of a more accessible footpath, new set of steps, outdoor exercise equipment, cycle store, benches, and amenity planting.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL APPROVALDecision · PDF | 11 Mar 2025 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTOfficer Report · PDF | 11 Mar 2025 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESConsultee Comment · PDF | 6 Feb 2025 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
| COUNTRYSIDE ACCESS OFFICERConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Jan 2025 | View |
| Public CommentPublic Comment · PDF | 23 Jan 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICENotices · PDF | 21 Jan 2025 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Jan 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE STANDARDNotices · PDF | 17 Jan 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTERNeighbour Notification Letter · PDF | 16 Jan 2025 | View |
| PARISH CONSULTATION LETTER 21 DAYSConsultation · PDF | 15 Jan 2025 | View |
| STANDARD CONSULTATION 21 DAYSConsultation · PDF | 15 Jan 2025 | View |
| STANDARD CONSULTATION 21 DAYSConsultation · PDF | 15 Jan 2025 | View |
| STANDARD CONSULTATION 21 DAYSConsultation · PDF | 15 Jan 2025 | View |
| STANDARD CONSULTATION 21 DAYSConsultation · PDF | 15 Jan 2025 | View |
| STANDARD CONSULTATION 21 DAYSConsultation · PDF | 15 Jan 2025 | View |
| STANDARD CONSULTATION 21 DAYSConsultation · PDF | 15 Jan 2025 | View |
| ACK LETTER APP/AGENTAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 15 Jan 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANPlans · PDF | 10 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANPlans · PDF | 10 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STEPS PLANPlans · PDF | 10 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STEPS DETAILPlans · PDF | 10 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FOOTPATH LAYOUTPlans · PDF | 10 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSALOther | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTEnvironmental Report · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| COVERING LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| BNG METRICSOther | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| BASELINE HABITAT MAPPlans · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED FOOTPATH LAYOUTPlans · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED STEPS DETAILPlans · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLANPlans · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| PLANTING PLANPlans · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| PLANTING SPECIFICATIONEnvironmental Report · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | View |
| LANDSCAPE DETAILPlans · PDF | 20 Dec 2024 | 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.