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
Boot Hotel Victoria Square Aberdare CF44 7LB
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Council sourceChange of use of the upper floors to residential use to provide 12 units, and a single ground floor retail unit with associated internal and external alterations.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Approved with conditionsCONREA · PDF | 23 Nov 2016 | View |
| Cadw ResponseCONSULTN | 17 Nov 2016 | View |
| South Wales PoliceCONSULTN | 10 Oct 2016 | View |
| Revised proposed ground and first floor plansAMDPLAN · PDF | 4 Oct 2016 | View |
| Revised proposed side elevation and sectionAMDPLAN · PDF | 4 Oct 2016 | View |
| Ecologist's commentsCONSULTN | 21 Sept 2016 | View |
| Bat ReportSUPPINFO · PDF | 20 Sept 2016 | View |
| Flood Risk Management RequirementsCONSULTN · PDF | 20 Sept 2016 | View |
| Flood Risk ManagementCONSULTN · PDF | 20 Sept 2016 | View |
| Bat Survey from 2014SUPPINFO · PDF | 20 Sept 2016 | View |
| NRWCONSULTN · PDF | 7 Sept 2016 | View |
| WWU PlanCONSULTN · PDF | 6 Sept 2016 | View |
| WWU LetterCONSULTN · PDF | 6 Sept 2016 | View |
| HDC responseCONSULTN | 2 Sept 2016 | View |
| Environmental HealthCONSULTN | 30 Aug 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED PERSPECTIVE VIEWPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND & ROOF PLANPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND & ROOF PLANPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING SIDE ELEVATIONS & SECTIONPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT AT THE FORMER BOOT HOTEL, ABERDAREPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| Planning, Design & Access StatementSUPPINFO · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT & REAR ELEVATIONSPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR PLAN - DEMOLISHED AREASPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| Application formAPPFORM · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING FRONT & REAR ELEVATIONPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND & FIRST FLOOR PLANPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| Flood Consequences ReportSUPPINFO · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING SIDE ELEVATIONS & SECTIONPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| Planning, Design & Access Statement(1)SUPPINFO · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| Stuctural SurveyPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| Site PlanSITEPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING PERSPECTIVE VIEWPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| FIRST & SECOND FLOOR PLAN - DEMOLISHED AREASPLAN · PDF | 16 Aug 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.