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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St James Retail Centre Hairmyres East Kilbride
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Council sourceChange of use from Class 2 (Financial and Professional Services) and Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure) to form 17 no. student accommodation units and to allow the increase in size of existing commercial unit
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision notice - grant conditional planning permissionP-Application Mail | 21 Jun 2017 | View |
| Compliance with conditions letterP-Application Mail | 21 Jun 2017 | View |
| Important notes revised form1P-Application Mail | 21 Jun 2017 | View |
| Officer reportP-Application Mail | 30 May 2017 | View |
| R - representation - joe allanP-R-Representations · PDF | 27 Feb 2017 | View |
| Newspaper advert - east kilbride newsP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 16 Feb 2017 | View |
| AdvertP-Application Mail | 6 Feb 2017 | View |
| Neighbour notification notice (new)P-Application Mail | 6 Feb 2017 | View |
| Letter to applicant agent re advertisement costsP-Application Mail | 6 Feb 2017 | View |
| Valid letter and additional informationP-Application Mail | 6 Feb 2017 | View |
| Neighbour notification mapGeneral Documents | 2 Feb 2017 | View |
| R - application form --vpdfP-R-Application Form · PDF | 2 Feb 2017 | View |
| Neighbours notifiedGeneral Documents | 2 Feb 2017 | View |
| Additional information - application summaryP-Application Mail · PDF | 1 Feb 2017 | View |
| Ground floor plan as proposed - drw no. 16-131 ga 006 rev a - approvedP-Plans · PDF | 1 Feb 2017 | View |
| Application formP - Application Form · PDF | 1 Feb 2017 | View |
| Location plan and site plan - drw no. 16-131 ga 001 rev a - approvedP-Plans · PDF | 1 Feb 2017 | View |
| Invalid application letterP-Application Mail | 25 Jan 2017 | View |
| Invalid application letterP-Application Mail | 25 Jan 2017 | View |
| Application formP - Application Form · PDF | 19 Jan 2017 | View |
| Ground floor plan as proposed - drw no. 16-131-ga 006P-Plans · PDF | 19 Jan 2017 | View |
| Site plans - drw no. 16-131-ga 001P-Plans · PDF | 19 Jan 2017 | View |
| Ground floor plan as existing - drw no. 16-131-ga 004 - approvedP-Plans · PDF | 19 Jan 2017 | View |
| Basement plan as existing - drw no. 16-131-ga 003 - approvedP-Plans · PDF | 19 Jan 2017 | View |
| First floor plan as existing - drw no. 16-131-ga 005 - approvedP-Plans · PDF | 19 Jan 2017 | View |
| First floor plan as proposed - drw no. 16-131-ga 007 - approvedP-Plans · PDF | 19 Jan 2017 | View |
| Application summaryP-Application Mail · PDF | 19 Jan 2017 | 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.