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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Stonefold St John's Ce School Rising Bridge Accrington BB5 2SW
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Council sourceFixing of mild steel railings to the top of the existing low stone walls to the front elevation of the school and the erection of 2.4m high security fencing to part of the side boundaries, connecting to 2.4m high security fencing on the line of the existing 1500mm high timber palisade fencing at the rear which will be removed.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.