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
Unit O Hirwaun House Walters Group Hirwaun Industrial Estate Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9UL
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Council sourceThe proposed development is a gas fuelled power plant which may include an element of energy storage to be located on land within the Hirwaun Industrial Estate (amended details received 2/9/2016).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Refused 2/12/16CONREA · PDF | 5 Dec 2016 | View |
| Public HealthCONSULTN | 26 Sept 2016 | View |
| Revised WWU responseCONSULTN · PDF | 23 Sept 2016 | View |
| Revised Highways responseCONSULTN | 22 Sept 2016 | View |
| Reply to Countryside responseCONSULTN | 20 Sept 2016 | View |
| Coal Authority responseCONSULTN | 19 Sept 2016 | View |
| Coal AuthorityCONSULTN | 14 Sept 2016 | View |
| NRW revised responseCONSULTN · PDF | 12 Sept 2016 | View |
| Colour detailsSUPPINFO | 7 Sept 2016 | View |
| Revised plans and elevationsAMDPLAN · PDF | 2 Sept 2016 | View |
| REVISED Sound assessmentSUPPINFO · PDF | 2 Sept 2016 | View |
| Grid connectionAMDPLAN · PDF | 2 Sept 2016 | View |
| Covering letter- revised detailsSUPPINFO · PDF | 2 Sept 2016 | View |
| Revised location planAMDPLAN · PDF | 2 Sept 2016 | View |
| Revised site layout planAMDPLAN · PDF | 2 Sept 2016 | View |
| Coal Mining Risk AssessmentSUPPINFO · PDF | 31 Aug 2016 | View |
| Response to NRW's commentsSUPPINFO · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| Response to NRW's commentsSUPPINFO · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| NRWCONSULTN · PDF | 9 Aug 2016 | View |
| BBNP responseCONSULTN · PDF | 18 Jul 2016 | View |
| SEWBReC recordCONSULTN · PDF | 6 Jul 2016 | View |
| WWUCONSULTN · PDF | 29 Jun 2016 | View |
| WWUCONSULTN · PDF | 29 Jun 2016 | View |
| FRMCONSULTN | 28 Jun 2016 | View |
| Highways responseCONSULTN | 27 Jun 2016 | View |
| Countryside responseCONSULTN | 20 Jun 2016 | View |
| Public HealthCONSULTN | 17 Jun 2016 | View |
| Planning StatementSUPPINFO · PDF | 10 Jun 2016 | View |
| Air Quality Impact AssessmentSUPPINFO · PDF | 10 Jun 2016 | View |
| SUPERSEDED Headquarter Site Sound AssessmentSUPPINFO · PDF | 10 Jun 2016 | View |
| APPFORMAPPFORM · PDF | 9 Jun 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.