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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Former Sawmill And Timber Yard Sutton Road Plymouth PL4 0HN
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Council sourceTemporary use of the site for car parking and associated works, including demolition of existing buildings and areas of hardstanding, alterations to the access, surfacing works and lighting
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL GRANT DECISION NOTICEDecision Outcome · PDF | 9 May 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTDecision Outcome · PDF | 9 May 2025 | View |
| WILL NEALEPublic Comment · PDF | 15 Apr 2025 | View |
| RACHAEL REIDPublic Comment · PDF | 15 Apr 2025 | View |
| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| PUBLIC PROTECTION SERVICEConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Apr 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Apr 2025 | View |
| LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Apr 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Apr 2025 | View |
| NATURAL INFRASTRUCTUREConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Apr 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE GENERALDecision Outcome · PDF | 18 Mar 2025 | View |
| CLIMATE EMERGENCY COMPLIANCE FORMSupporting Information · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT TN01 SAW MILL CAR PARK NOTESupporting Information · PDF | 14 Mar 2025 | View |
| PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 14 Mar 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| PEASupporting Information · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| SAWMILL PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| TREE PROTECTION PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE FINISHED PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING STREET ELEVATIONDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STREET ELEVATIONDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL LAYOUTDrawings and Images · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| CIL FORMApplication · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | 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.