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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The Shippon Waterbarn Farm Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0TF
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Council sourceChange of use from existing barn to two dwellings.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 6 Sept 2023 | View |
| ENVPRO - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Jul 2023 | View |
| ECOLOGIST - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Jun 2023 | View |
| HIGHWAY COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Jun 2023 | View |
| LCC ARCHAEOLOGY - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Jun 2023 | View |
| PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEYReport · PDF | 6 Jun 2023 | View |
| STRUCTURAL REPORTReport · PDF | 3 May 2023 | View |
| STRUCTURAL REPORT APPENDIXReport · PDF | 3 May 2023 | View |
| EX SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 Mar 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 Mar 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION AND SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 15 Mar 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS NEWDrawing · PDF | 15 Mar 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATION AND SECTION REVISEDDrawing · PDF | 15 Mar 2023 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 17 Feb 2023 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2023 | View |
| EX FLOOR PLANS REVISEDDrawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND SECTION REVISEDSuperseded · PDF | 17 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 17 Feb 2023 | View |
| ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONSuperseded · PDF | 17 Feb 2023 | View |
| FLOOR PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 17 Feb 2023 | View |
| 15405 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDesign & Access Statement · PDF | 17 Feb 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.