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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2 Alma Road Plymouth PL3 4HB
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Council sourceChange of use from student HMO to large HMO (Sui Generis)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL GRANT DECISION NOTICEDecision Outcome · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTDecision Outcome · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| COMMUNITY CONNECTIONSConsultee Comment · PDF | 6 Feb 2025 | View |
| MRS SAMANTHA MARSHALLPublic Comment · PDF | 4 Feb 2025 | View |
| KELLY THOMPSONPublic Comment · PDF | 4 Feb 2025 | View |
| MICHAEL BARNETTConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
| ANDREW LONDSDALEConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Jan 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE READVERTISMENTDecision Outcome · PDF | 20 Jan 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Jan 2025 | View |
| MISS KELLY TOMASPublic Comment · PDF | 13 Jan 2025 | View |
| LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Jan 2025 | View |
| MR ANDY LAMERTONPublic Comment · PDF | 7 Jan 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 6 Jan 2025 | View |
| PUBLIC PROTECTION SERVICEConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Dec 2024 | View |
| BLOCK PLAN AS EXISTING AND AS PROPOSEDDrawings and Images · PDF | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS AS EXISTING AND AS PROPOSEDDrawings and Images · PDF | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 4 Dec 2024 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR - EXISTING AND PROPOSEDDrawings and Images · PDF | 4 Dec 2024 | View |
| WILDLIFE TRIGGER TABLESupporting Information · PDF | 2 Dec 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication · PDF | 29 Nov 2024 | View |
| CLIMATE EMERGENCY COMPLIANCE FORMSupporting Information · PDF | 29 Nov 2024 | View |
| CIL FORMApplication · PDF | 29 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.