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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Rising Bridge Service Station Blackburn Road Rising Bridge Accrington Lancashire BB5 2SB
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-0433 - SIGNED DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| ReportReport · PDF | 31 Jul 2020 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT WITH TECorrespondence | 7 May 2020 | View |
| SEQUENTIAL ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 27 Jan 2020 | View |
| UU - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 18 Dec 2019 | View |
| SITE ELEVATIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 10 Dec 2019 | View |
| OVERALL SITE LAYOUTRevised Drawing · PDF | 10 Dec 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 10 Dec 2019 | View |
| COFFEE SHOP PLANS & ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 10 Dec 2019 | View |
| HIGHWAY TECHNICAL NOTEReport · PDF | 2 Dec 2019 | View |
| EXTERNAL LIGHTING REPORTReport · PDF | 19 Nov 2019 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 6 Nov 2019 | View |
| CADENT COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Nov 2019 | View |
| C BINNEY - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Nov 2019 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 15 Oct 2019 | View |
| Location PlanLocation Plan · PDF | 14 Oct 2019 | View |
| HIGHWAYS COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Oct 2019 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| 1662-4B OVERALL SITESuperseded · PDF | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| 1662-5C PLANNINGSuperseded · PDF | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| SITE CROSS SECTIONSSuperseded · PDF | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| TREE SURVEY REPORT AUG19Report · PDF | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| TREE SURVEYDrawing · PDF | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTReport · PDF | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYDrawing · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | 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.