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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Plot - Garden Area Behind No 6 Lesmahagow Road Boghead Lesmahagow
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Council sourceErection of detached dwellinghouse (planning permission in principle)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Location and site plan - approvedP-R-Plans · PDF | 16 Dec 2010 | View |
| Decision notice - grant permission in principleP-Application Mail | 15 Dec 2010 | View |
| Important notes revised form2P-Application Mail | 15 Dec 2010 | View |
| Compliance with conditions letterP-Application Mail | 15 Dec 2010 | View |
| Officer reportP-Application Mail | 14 Dec 2010 | View |
| R - representation - mr schonevilleP-R-Representations · PDF | 19 Nov 2010 | View |
| Newspaper advert - lanark gazetteP-Application Mail · PDF | 17 Nov 2010 | View |
| Newspaper advert - lanark gazetteP-Application Mail · PDF | 17 Nov 2010 | View |
| Letter to applicant agent re advertisement costsP-Application Mail | 5 Nov 2010 | View |
| Valid letterP-Application Mail | 5 Nov 2010 | View |
| Advert scheduleP-Application Mail | 5 Nov 2010 | View |
| Neighbours notifiedGeneral Documents | 5 Nov 2010 | View |
| Invalid letterGeneral Documents | 5 Nov 2010 | View |
| Neighbour notification noticeP-Application Mail | 5 Nov 2010 | View |
| Neighbour notification mapGeneral Documents | 5 Nov 2010 | View |
| R - application form_vpdfP-R-Application Form · PDF | 29 Oct 2010 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.