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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Porterhall Cottage Porterhall Lesmahagow
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Council sourceDemolition of single storey rear extension, erection of first floor accommodation above single storey cottage, erection of one and a half storey rear extension and change of use of store to form residential accommodation in association with dwelling
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| R - correspondence from mark andrew_vpdfP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 28 Apr 2011 | View |
| Proposed ground floor plan - approvedP-R-Plans · PDF | 13 May 2010 | View |
| Proposed alterations and extension plan - approvedP-R-Plans · PDF | 13 May 2010 | View |
| Proposed first floor plan - approvedP-R-Plans · PDF | 13 May 2010 | View |
| Location plan - approvedP-R-Plans · PDF | 13 May 2010 | View |
| proposed elevation plan - approvedP-R-Plans · PDF | 13 May 2010 | View |
| Block plan - approvedP-R-Plans · PDF | 13 May 2010 | View |
| Important notes revised form2P-Application Mail | 11 May 2010 | View |
| Decision noticeP-Application Mail | 11 May 2010 | View |
| Compliance with conditions letterP-Application Mail | 11 May 2010 | View |
| Officer reportP-Application Mail | 20 Apr 2010 | View |
| R - correspondence from agentP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 12 Mar 2010 | View |
| R - objection - spinks and turnerP-R-Representations · PDF | 18 Dec 2009 | View |
| Correspondence from council to applicantGeneral Documents | 10 Dec 2009 | View |
| Correspondence from applicantP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 27 Nov 2009 | View |
| Newspaper advert - lanark gazetteP-Appeals · PDF | 11 Nov 2009 | View |
| Neighbour notification mapGeneral Documents | 27 Oct 2009 | View |
| Neighbour notification noticeP-Application Mail | 27 Oct 2009 | View |
| Neighbours notifiedGeneral Documents | 27 Oct 2009 | View |
| Advert scheduleP-Application Mail | 27 Oct 2009 | View |
| Application formP-R-Application Form · PDF | 16 Oct 2009 | View |
| Invalid application letterP-Application Mail | 15 Oct 2009 | 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.