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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Rossendale Council Offices/Bus Station/Police Station Lord Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7LY
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Rossendale Council Offices/Bus Station/Police Station Lord Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7LY
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View council mapDemolition of the town hall, one stop shop, former police station, bus station, public toilets and removal of existing car parking areas (30 spaces) and construction of a new bus station with retail at ground floor and offices above, and provision of associated parking (56 spaces) and landscaping.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPLICATIONFORMNOPERSONALDATAApplication Form · PDF | 20 Jan 2015 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMNOPERSONALDATAApplication Form · PDF | 8 Dec 2014 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.