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
Land To The West Of Mount Road, Rhigos, Aberdare, CF44 9YS
Land To The West Of Mount Road, Rhigos, Aberdare, CF44 9YS
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View council mapInstallation and operation of battery energy storage system (BESS), together with high voltage substation compound, underground cable route, transformer stations, inverters, site access, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
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|---|---|---|
| NRW RESPONSE V3CONSULTN · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| NRWCONSULTN · PDF | 6 May 2026 | View |
| PLANTING PLANPLAN · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| SPECIFICATIONSupporting Info · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| NRW COVER LETTERSupporting Info · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE MASTERPLANPLAN · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| PLANTING PLANPLAN · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| LEMPSupporting Info · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| GI STATEMENTSupporting Info · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| EIASupporting Info · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| FCA & DRAINAGE STATEMENTSupporting Info · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISALSupporting Info · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| NRWCONSULTN · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| NRWCONSULTN · PDF | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| ARTICLE 18 HOLDING DIRECTIONSupporting Info · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| BBNPA CONSULTATION RESPONSECONSULTN · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| SOUTH WALES POLICE RESPONSECONSULTN | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| FRMCONSULTN | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| FIRE SAFETYCONSULTN · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| PUBLIC HEALTHCONSULTN · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| WELSH GOV. TRANSPORTCONSULTN · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| NPTCBCCONSULTN · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| WELSH WATERCONSULTN | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| WELSH WATERCONSULTN | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| WELSH WATERCONSULTN · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| WELSH WATERCONSULTN · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| WELSH WATERCONSULTN · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAYSCONSULTN | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| NATIONAL GRID.CONSULTN | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| APP FORMApplication Form · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| MOUNT ROAD SITE LOCATION PLAN 1PLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| MOUNT ROAD SITE LOCATION PLAN 2PLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| BESS CONTAINER DETAILS AND ELEVATIONSPLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| INVERTER TRANSFORMER ELEVATIONSPLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LAYOUT PLANPLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| SPARE PARTS CONTAINER ELEVATIONSPLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| WATER TANK DETAIL ELEVATIONSPLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| FCA AND DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| GI STATEMENTSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE DBASupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE MASTERPLANPLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| LEMPSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| LVAPP APPENDIX 1_1Supporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| LVAPP APPENDIX 1_2Supporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| LVAPP APPENDIX 1_3Supporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| LVAPP APPENDIX 2Supporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| LVAPP APPENDIX 3Supporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| LVAPPSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| MOUNT ROAD BESS - PAC REPORTSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| OUTLINE BATTERY SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| TREE PROTECTION PLANPLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| MOUNT ROAD CCTV ELEVATIONPLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| MOUNT ROAD SUBSTATION ELEVATIONSPLAN · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| ACCURATE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONSSupporting Info · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
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