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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National Marine Aquarium Rope Walk Plymouth PL4 0LF
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Council sourceNew fire escape exit and associated external stairs.� Alterations to visitor entrance and exit.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL GRANT DECISION NOTICEDecision Outcome · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTDecision Outcome · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND SSSI IZ ONLINE CONSULTConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Sept 2025 | View |
| LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Aug 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| NATURAL INFRASTRUCTUREConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCEApplication · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE GENERALDecision Outcome · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| CE COMPLIANCE FORMApplication · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGY WILDLIFE TRIGGER TABLESupporting Information · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLAN OF ENTRANCE LOBBYDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING WEST ELEVATIONDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLAN OF ENTRANCE LOBBYDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED DETAILED STAIR PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONSDrawings and Images · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| CIL FORMApplication · PDF | 5 Aug 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.