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 Post Office 602 Blackburn Road Rising Bridge Accrington Lancashire BB5 2SB
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Council sourceFull: Proposed change of use from post office and retail into wine bar
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-0665 SIGNED DECISION NOTICE.RTFDecision · PDF | 25 May 2022 | View |
| RBC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - REVISED COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 10 May 2022 | View |
| POST OFFICE EMAIL NO. 2Correspondence · PDF | 5 May 2022 | View |
| CEILING DETAILReport · PDF | 30 Mar 2022 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 30 Mar 2022 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENT (REVISED)Report · PDF | 24 Feb 2022 | View |
| RBC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - OBJECTIONConsultee Comment · PDF | 10 Feb 2022 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Jan 2022 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 21 Dec 2021 | View |
| POST OFFICE EMAIL NO. 1Correspondence · PDF | 21 Dec 2021 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 24 Nov 2021 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2021 | View |
| LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 24 Nov 2021 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.