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.
Council planning record
St Pauls Church, 100 Efford Lane Plymouth PL3 6LT
Last published check: 12 Oct 2026, 22:56. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourcePrior approval for installation of a 10kW solar PV system consisting of 22no. panels on a non-domestic building roof
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected detailsSt Pauls Church, 100 Efford Lane Plymouth PL3 6LT
This record has no verified map location.
View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED & GIVENDecision Outcome · PDF | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTDecision Outcome · PDF | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE GPDDecision Outcome · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| PV SPECIFICATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication · PDF | 15 Oct 2025 | View |
| GOOGLE IMAGEDrawings and Images · PDF | 15 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 15 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawings and Images · PDF | 15 Oct 2025 | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.