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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Happendon Wood Douglas
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Council sourceFormation of yard for storage and distribution (Class 6 use), with associated formation of vehicular access road and lorry parking, erection of vehicle maintenance building, pallet preparation building, key staff accommodation/security building, siting of 2 no. portable buildings, erection of boundary fencing and formation of SUDS pond with associated reed bed
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| R - land ownership form-vpdfP-R-Application Form · PDF | 21 Jan 2015 | View |
| R - application form-vpdfP-R-Application Form · PDF | 21 Jan 2015 | View |
| Sections and elvations - drg no. 392-02P-Plans · PDF | 31 Jan 2014 | View |
| Site plan and sections - drg no. 392-01aP-Plans · PDF | 31 Jan 2014 | View |
| Location planP-Plans · PDF | 31 Jan 2014 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.