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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Foxfields Country Hotel Whalley Road Billington BB7 9HY
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Council sourceApplications for full consent Modifications to the fenestration of the hotel reception areas and restaurant; addition of entrance plinth and disabled ramp to hotel reception; removal of an existing entrance lobby and bay window to the rear of the restaurant; addition of a glazed canopy and new restaurant lobby; conversion of first floor staff accommodation to additional restaurant area; addition of a roof terrace to the first floor and a fire escape; replacement of solid canopy at function room entrance with a glazed canopy; addition of a chimney to road elevation to restaurant; new pitched roof to existing gas cupboard on road elevation of restaurant.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 15 0474 Application FormCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 D and A StatementCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Existing ElevationsCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Existing FF and Roof PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Existing GF PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Existing Site PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Highways responseCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Location PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Proposed Elevs and SectionCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Proposed FF PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Proposed GF PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Proposed Roof PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 15 0474 Proposed Site PlanCouncil document | Not published | View |
| 320150474decision.docxCouncil document | Not published | View |
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