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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Hillside, Courtfield Road Plymouth PL3 5BB
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Council sourceProposed works to ancillary accomodation building, including construction of two-storey extension to replace single storey and front dormers to existing roof
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL GRANT DECISION NOTICEDecision Outcome · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTDecision Outcome · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Jun 2025 | View |
| MR JAIME CLIFTONPublic Comment · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE GENERALDecision Outcome · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| SWWConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| NATURAL INFRASTRUCTUREConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE, DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT REV ASupporting Information · PDF | 16 May 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE GENERALDecision Outcome · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTINGDrawings and Images · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSEDDrawings and Images · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| PEASupporting Information · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| DCC ECOLOGY TRIGGER TABLE APPLICANT(1)Supporting Information · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| CIL FORMApplication · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| CE COMPLIANCE FORMApplication · PDF | 14 May 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.