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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31 Ladysmith Road Plymouth PL4 7NL
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Council sourceConversion of lower ground floor to create a self-contained one bedroom flat with ground and first floor maisonette above, including provision of hardstanding and associated external alterations
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL GRANT DECISION NOTICEDecision Outcome · PDF | 25 Feb 2026 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTDecision Outcome · PDF | 25 Feb 2026 | View |
| NATURAL INFRASTRUCTUREConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Feb 2026 | View |
| HRA02Consultee Comment · PDF | 19 Feb 2026 | View |
| EXTENSION OF TIMEDecision Outcome · PDF | 5 Feb 2026 | View |
| COLIN ENTWISTLEPublic Comment · PDF | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| NATURAL INFRASTRUCTUREConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND LICENSINGConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Jan 2026 | View |
| MR RYAN COOKPublic Comment · PDF | 5 Jan 2026 | View |
| HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Jan 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE GENERALDecision Outcome · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawings and Images · PDF | 27 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawings and Images · PDF | 27 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHOTOPhotos · PDF | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHOTOPhotos · PDF | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHOTOPhotos · PDF | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHOTOPhotos · PDF | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| WILDLIFE TRIGGER TABLESupporting Information · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| CIL FORMApplication · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| CLIMATE EMERGENCY STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 10 Sept 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.