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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Sod Hey Farm Harrow Stiles Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8RF
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Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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Council sourceHorse Stabling Building (with 3 individual Stables and a Tack Room) and Commercial Kennels, entailing Dog Kennel Building (with 16 separate internal kennels) Isolation Dog Kennel and fenced external dog exercise areas.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 22 Mar 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 7 Mar 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED KENNEL BUILDINGRevised Drawing · PDF | 7 Mar 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED STABLESRevised Drawing · PDF | 4 Mar 2019 | View |
| C SCHOFIELD - HEIGHTEND COTTAGE - OBJECTIONObjection Comment · PDF | 11 Feb 2019 | View |
| D WITHERINGTON - CROFT FARM - OBJECTIONObjection Comment · PDF | 11 Feb 2019 | View |
| M GARRARD - HEIGHTEND FARM - OBJECTIONObjection Comment · PDF | 11 Feb 2019 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2019 | View |
| LETTER FROM AGENT RE NOISECorrespondence · PDF | 9 Jan 2019 | View |
| STATEMENT BY APPLICANTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2019 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Jan 2019 | View |
| Location PlanLocation Plan · PDF | 9 Jan 2019 | View |
| DESIGN STATEMENT 18-10-29Design & Access Statement · PDF | 28 Dec 2018 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMNOPERSONALDATAApplication Form · PDF | 28 Dec 2018 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.