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
Melville Building Royal William Yard Plymouth PL1 3RP
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Melville Building Royal William Yard Plymouth PL1 3RP
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LISTED BUILDING GRANT DECISION NOTICEDecision Outcome · PDF | 14 Jul 2022 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTDecision Outcome · PDF | 14 Jul 2022 | View |
| HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Jul 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED PLAN - FIRST FLOOR NORTH EASTDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Jul 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED PLAN - SECOND FLOOR NORTH EASTDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Jul 2022 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Jun 2022 | View |
| SITE NOTICE LISTED BUILDINGSDecision Outcome · PDF | 26 May 2022 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED PLAN-FIRST FLOORDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED PLAN-SECOND FLOORDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN-FIRST FLOOR NORTH EASTDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN-SECOND FLOOR NORTH EASTDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION CCDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION DDDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION EEDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION FFDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION AADrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION BBDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION AADrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION BBDrawings and Images · PDF | 25 May 2022 | 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.