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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Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home, Colliery Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9LU
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Council sourceThe change of use of former nursing home (use class c2) to 4no. Houses in multiple occupation (hmo) use (sui generis) proving a total of 40no. Hmo (bedsit) rooms.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormForm | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Proposed Floor Plans GFPlans | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Discharge of ConditionsOther | 28 Apr 2017 | View |
| Proposed Floor Plan LGFPlans | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Existing Floor PlansPlans | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision | 9 Sept 2016 | View |
| Proposed ElevationsDrawing | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Location PlanLocation plan | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Application Covering LetterLetter | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Design and Access Statement FINALDocument | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Planning Statement CombinedDocument | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Existing Site Block PlanPlans | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Transport Technical NoteOther | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Proposed Site Block PlanPlans | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
| Existing ElevationsDrawing | 21 Jun 2016 | View |
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