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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Offices 4 High Street Aberdare CF44 7AA
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Council sourceChange of use of ground floor from D1 non-residential institution (training centre) to an A3 pizza takeaway
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Approved with conditionsCONREA · PDF | 24 Mar 2016 | View |
| Welsh waterCONSULTN | 5 Feb 2016 | View |
| Public healthCONSULTN | 4 Feb 2016 | View |
| Design & Access StatementDESIGN · PDF | 11 Jan 2016 | View |
| Existing/Proposed ElevationsPLAN · PDF | 11 Jan 2016 | View |
| SITEPLANSITEPLAN · PDF | 11 Jan 2016 | View |
| Existing Basement/Ground Floor planPLAN · PDF | 11 Jan 2016 | View |
| Proposed Basement/Ground Floor planPLAN · PDF | 11 Jan 2016 | View |
| APPFORMAPPFORM · PDF | 11 Jan 2016 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.