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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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Somerset Rural Life Museum, Abbey Farm, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8DB
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Repair and minor internal and external alterations to the farmhouse; alteration and redevelopment of the cow sheds to form new galleries and a café; demolition and redevelopment of the 1970's reception and shop to provide new stairs, lift and toilets; and the demolition of the 1970's wagon shed and replacement with a new community learning space, store and toilets - details to satisfy condition 3 (Protection of Grade 1 Listed Wall)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 35906_55532_consul 2012.0882.pdfLetter/Memorandum | Not published | View |
| 35906_50374_Letter from Architecton re condition 3 dtd 29.09.14.pdfMiscellaneous | Not published | View |
| 35906_51108_Details to satisfy condition 3, 6 & 7 _8_12_14.pdfMiscellaneous | Not published | View |
| 35906_51110_Details to satisfy cond 3 8_12_14.pdfMiscellaneous | Not published | View |
| 35906_49095_ Somerset Rural Life Museum - Art 30 application.pdfMiscellaneous | Not published | View |
| 35906_50905_Archaeological Evaluation interim report SRLM 14-32_2014 INTERIM.pdfMiscellaneous | Not published | View |
| 35906_52062_Underpinning Sequence.jpgPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_50907_Trench 1 East Facing Section (left) & Final Plan (right) not to scale@A3.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_50906_Leaning Wall (Option E ) drg no. 956 56 scale 1-20@A1.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_49042_956.141B.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_49041_956.132B.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_50904_Amended Plan Sections KK & LL 956 160C scale 1-20@A1.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_52061_Amended 30 Jan 15- 1596-100 - Education Centre Drawings - RevE.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_52060_Amended 30 Jan 15 Levels for us of Leaning Wall.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_49051_956.163B.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_49050_956.162B.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_49049_956.161B.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_49047_956.146B.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_49046_956.145B.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_49045_956.144B.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_49044_956.143B.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_49043_956.142B.pdfPlan | Not published | View |
| 35906_55766_REP David Clark - Mendip District Council.pdfResponse | Not published | View |
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