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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Caird Centre Caird Park Hamilton Business Park Hamilton South Lanarkshire ML3 0EU
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Caird Centre Caird Park Hamilton Business Park Hamilton South Lanarkshire ML3 0EU
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View council mapChange of use of former university accommodation (Caird Building) to student accommodation (110 bed spaces and associated communal facilities) with associated alterations and the erection of a four storey building to provide 96 bed spaces with associated parking
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Grant detailed permissionDecision | 13 Jan 2020 | View |
| Important notesDecision | 13 Jan 2020 | View |
| Committee reportCommittee Report | 16 Dec 2019 | View |
| Proposed ground floor planApproved drawing · PDF | 23 Oct 2019 | View |
| Land ownership certificateApplication Form · PDF | 23 Oct 2019 | View |
| Proposed parking layoutApproved drawing · PDF | 23 Oct 2019 | View |
| Consultation response - wosasCorrespondence · PDF | 29 Aug 2019 | View |
| EstatesConsultation Response | 28 Aug 2019 | View |
| Caird block - proposed ground floor(a)Approved drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 2019 | View |
| Caird block - proposed upper floors(a) (1) 4.Approved drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 2019 | View |
| Consultation response - sepaConsultation Response · PDF | 19 Aug 2019 | View |
| Ground floor and south elevationApproved drawing · PDF | 6 Aug 2019 | View |
| First to third floor plan and north elevationApproved drawing · PDF | 6 Aug 2019 | View |
| East and west elevationsApproved drawing · PDF | 6 Aug 2019 | View |
| 3d viewsApproved drawing · PDF | 6 Aug 2019 | View |
| Block planApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Proposed ground floor planApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Proposed first - forth floor plansApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Proposed east elevationsApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Proposed north and west elevationsApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Proposed north and south elevationsApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Existing ground floor planApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Existing first - fourth floor plansApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Existing east elevationApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Existing north and west elevationsApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Existing north and south elevationApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Location planApproved drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | View |
| Application pdfApplication Form · PDF | 5 Aug 2019 | 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.