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.
Council planning record
Bacup Market Union Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY
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Council sourceFull: Demolition of existing market stalls/shop units on the western side of the site and the retention/alteration of retained market stalls on the eastern side (flanking Bright Street); the erection of a canopy feature (601.3sqm); erection of a single storey cafe with public toilets (145.5 Sqm GEA) with associated external pavement cafe; the creation of a hard and soft landscaped external public space for the purposes of temporary pop up market stalls, community event space and informal leisure, with associated lighting.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| 2025-0438 SIGNED DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 16 Apr 2026 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIES - FURTHER COMMENTS 14.04.2026Consultee Comment · PDF | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED CAFE BLOCK ELEVATIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS - FURTHER COMMENTS 26.03.2026Consultee Comment · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENTRevised Drawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN - GROUND FLOOR PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| RESPONSE LETTER TO HIGHWAYSRevised Drawing · PDF | 12 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 12 Mar 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT_REV IRevised Drawing · PDF | 12 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN - GROUND FLOOR PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 12 Mar 2026 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT ADDENDUM AND SURFACE & FOUL WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGYReport · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED DRAINAGE LAYOUTRevised Drawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS ? FURTHER COMMENTS 05.03.26Consultee Comment · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| TRANSPORT TECHNICAL NOTEReport · PDF | 27 Feb 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE ARRANGEMENTSuperseded · PDF | 26 Feb 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE ARRANGEMENTSuperseded · PDF | 25 Feb 2026 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS - FURTHER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Feb 2026 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITY - FURTHER COMMENTS 12.02.2026Consultee Comment · PDF | 12 Feb 2026 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIES - FURTHER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| DESIGN JUSTIFICATION & DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTReport · PDF | 9 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 9 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN - GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded · PDF | 9 Feb 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLAND - FURTHER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Feb 2026 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIES - FURTHER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED STALL ELEVATIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| DESIGN JUSTIFICATION & DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTSuperseded · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| FRA ADDENDUM & SURFACE & FOUL WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGYSuperseded · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED DRAINAGE LAYOUTSuperseded · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIES - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROWTH LANCASHIRE - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLAND - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Dec 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| LCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT - COMMENTS REDACTEDConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Nov 2025 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITY - COMMENTS REDACTEDConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| INTRUSIVE COAL MINING SITE INVESTIGATION AND ADDITIONAL GEOTECHNICAL GROUND INVEReport · PDF | 17 Nov 2025 | View |
| ECUS - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Nov 2025 | View |
| CADENT GAS - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| CADENTGAS 39420694 PLANConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATEOther · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| TREE IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED DRAINAGE LAYOUTSuperseded · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| CRIME IMPACT STATEMENTReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT_REV BSuperseded · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHASE II GROUND REPORTSuperseded · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGYSuperseded · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| CLIMATE CHANGE STATEMENTReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| BAT EMERGENCE SURVEYReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED DRAWING PACKDrawing · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING DRAWINGSDrawing · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| DRAWING REGISTERDrawing · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| LIGHTING INFORMATIONReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| MECHANICAL INFORMATIONReport · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | 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.