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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Chequers 2 Canon Street Aberdare CF44 7AT
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Council sourceExtension and conversion of former youth centre into ground floor retail unit (A1 Use) and four 2-bedroom apartments and one 1-bedroom apartment (C3 Use) (Amended plans received 21/10/14)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| RefusedCONREA · PDF | 14 Jul 2015 | View |
| Refused 14/07/2015 - Existing/Proposed Canon Street Context ElevationsAMDPLAN · PDF | 29 Oct 2014 | View |
| Refused 14/07/2015 - Existing/Proposed Ground floor plansAMDPLAN · PDF | 29 Oct 2014 | View |
| Refused 14/07/2015 - Existing/Proposed ElevationsAMDPLAN · PDF | 29 Oct 2014 | View |
| NRW responseCONSULTN | 8 Oct 2014 | View |
| NRWCONSULTN · PDF | 15 Sept 2014 | View |
| Existing/Proposed Ground floor plansPLAN · PDF | 21 Aug 2014 | View |
| Existing/Proposed ElevationsPLAN · PDF | 21 Aug 2014 | View |
| SITEPLANSITEPLAN · PDF | 21 Aug 2014 | View |
| Existing/Proposed 1st floor plansPLAN · PDF | 21 Aug 2014 | View |
| Proposed 2nd floor planPLAN · PDF | 21 Aug 2014 | View |
| APPFORMAPPFORM · PDF | 21 Aug 2014 | View |
| Existing/Proposed ElevationsPLAN · PDF | 21 Aug 2014 | View |
| DESIGNDESIGN · PDF | 21 Aug 2014 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.