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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Hey Head Farm Rochdale Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9XF
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Council sourceRemoval of top soil layer, tipping of materials onto the land, some re-profiling and laying of soil and peat mixed on the top
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| GOOGLE EARTH 2011 AND 2018Photo · PDF | 22 Apr 2022 | View |
| GOOGLE EARTH 2005 AND 2020Photo · PDF | 22 Apr 2022 | View |
| AP3Location Plan · PDF | 22 Apr 2022 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 23 Mar 2022 | View |
| HEY HEAD FARM, BACUP BLUE LINE M LOther · PDF | 23 Mar 2022 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.