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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Former Hope Street PS And School House Hope Street Education Facility Hope Street ML3 6AF
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Council sourceDemolition of two storey red sandstone school building circa 1910 (Prior notification)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Prior approval grantedP-Application Mail | 17 Jun 2016 | View |
| Prior approval not requiredP-Application Mail | 24 May 2016 | View |
| Prior notification acknowledgement letterP-Application Mail | 30 Mar 2016 | View |
| Neighbour notification notice (new)P-Application Mail | 30 Mar 2016 | View |
| Neighbour notification mapGeneral Documents | 21 Mar 2016 | View |
| Neighbours notifiedGeneral Documents | 21 Mar 2016 | View |
| R - application form-vpdfP-R-Application Form · PDF | 18 Mar 2016 | View |
| PhotographsP-Application Mail · PDF | 17 Mar 2016 | View |
| Location planP-Plans · PDF | 17 Mar 2016 | View |
| Demolition details - drg no cl-01-02P-Plans · PDF | 17 Mar 2016 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.