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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Whitaker Museum Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 6RE
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Council sourceErection of a timber chalet-type building at the Whitaker
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 16 Nov 2023 | View |
| 13 PARKWOOD DRIVE - FURTHER COMMENTSPublic Comment · PDF | 11 Oct 2023 | View |
| 7 WILLOW TREE AVENUE - FURTHER OBJECTIONObjection Comment · PDF | 9 Oct 2023 | View |
| UPDATED HIGHWAY COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Sept 2023 | View |
| D HOLBROOK - OBJECTIONObjection Comment · PDF | 18 Sept 2023 | View |
| GROWTH LANCS - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 18 Sept 2023 | View |
| REVISED LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 16 Sept 2023 | View |
| REVISED PLANNING STATEMENTReport | 16 Sept 2023 | View |
| W DRINKWATER - OBJECTIONObjection Comment · PDF | 15 Sept 2023 | View |
| 7 WILLOW TREE AVENUE - OBJECTIONObjection Comment · PDF | 15 Sept 2023 | View |
| 13 PARK WOOD DRIVE - OBJECTION_Objection Comment · PDF | 15 Sept 2023 | View |
| 4 PARK WOOD DRIVE - OBJECTIONObjection Comment · PDF | 14 Sept 2023 | View |
| M MCGOWAN - OBJECTIONObjection Comment · PDF | 14 Sept 2023 | View |
| 11 CEDAR AVENUE - OBJECTION.Objection Comment · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| 9 CEDAR AVENUE - OBJECTION.Objection Comment · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| HIGHWAY COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Sept 2023 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSuperseded · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSuperseded | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.