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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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CORRESPONDENCEDischarge of Condition(s) · PDF | 13 Jul 2016 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| REPORTReport · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| NID FORMOther · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| SECTION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| ELEVATIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR AND ROOF LAYOUTApproved Plans · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| ELEVATIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| SECTION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| SITE 7 LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTApproved Plans · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| AIR PURIFYING SYSTEM SPECApproved Plans · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| DRAINAGE ENGINEER CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 29 Jun 2016 | View |
| AIR PURIFYING SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONReport · PDF | 27 Jun 2016 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANT RE: AIR PURIFYING SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Jun 2016 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NATSConsultee Comment · PDF | 12 May 2016 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - HIALConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 May 2016 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATIONNeighbour Notification · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| SITE & LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| SECTIONS AA & ABDrawing · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLAN & ROOF LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLAN AND ROOF LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| SECTION AADrawing · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATIONOther · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| LAND CERTIFICATEOther · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | 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.