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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Tower Colliery Rhigos Mountain Road Rhigos Hirwaun Aberdare
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Council sourceA new environmental resource centre with public access, parking, childrens play park, ancillary cafe and retail use
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CONSULTNCONSULTN | 9 Mar 2011 | View |
| CONSULTNCONSULTN | 3 Feb 2011 | View |
| CONSULTNCONSULTN | 3 Feb 2011 | View |
| CONSULTNCONSULTN · PDF | 2 Feb 2011 | View |
| Consultation letter & 2 plans Western PowerCONSULTN · PDF | 26 Jan 2011 | View |
| Consultation letter Welsh Water/Dwr CymruCONSULTN · PDF | 26 Jan 2011 | View |
| APPFORMAPPFORM · PDF | 20 Jan 2011 | View |
| SITEPLANSITEPLAN · PDF | 20 Jan 2011 | View |
| DESIGNDESIGN · PDF | 20 Jan 2011 | View |
| Proposed plan Environmental Resource CentrePLAN · PDF | 20 Jan 2011 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.