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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St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
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Council sourceVariation of condition 1 (Approved drawings) and condition 4 (Secondary glazing) pursuant to planning application 2020/0458 for Full (part retrospective): Change of use of the main building from a dwelling house to a mixed use of sui generis and residential use to enable events such as a farmers' market, a gallery and music concerts, with an element of residential accommodation retained. Incorporates associated internal and external alterations to the building, plus landscaping and retaining works. Also the construction of an external WC block, and the construction of a new stand-alone one-bedroom apartment for use as a holiday let.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| OFFICER REPORTReport · PDF | 8 Aug 2023 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 8 Aug 2023 | View |
| GROWTH LANCS - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 31 Jul 2023 | View |
| LANCS FIRE AND RESCUE - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Jul 2023 | View |
| 10 DALE STREET - OBJECTIONObjection Comment · PDF | 26 Jun 2023 | View |
| PLEXI WINDOW LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 19 Jun 2023 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jun 2023 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 7 Jun 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.