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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Birkhill Farm Cottage Birkhill Coalburn Lanark ML11 0NJ
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Birkhill Farm Cottage Birkhill Coalburn Lanark ML11 0NJ
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View council mapMixed residential/commercial development comprising demolition/conversion of existing farm buildings to form MOT/garage business and 4 lock up garages, erection of two detached dwellings, siting of 4 storage containers and associated landscaping and removal of culvert and reinstatement of the section of Fauldhouse burn which has been culverted.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Grant detailed permissionDecision | 11 Aug 2021 | View |
| Important notesDecision | 11 Aug 2021 | View |
| Officer reportReport | 11 Aug 2021 | View |
| Consultation response - sepaConsultation Response · PDF | 11 Jul 2021 | View |
| Flood risk assessmentSupporting Information · PDF | 27 May 2021 | View |
| Sections as proposedApproved drawing · PDF | 26 May 2021 | View |
| Sections as existingApproved drawing · PDF | 26 May 2021 | View |
| SurveyApproved drawing · PDF | 26 May 2021 | View |
| MasterplanApproved drawing · PDF | 26 May 2021 | View |
| Newspaper advert - lanark gazetteAdvert · PDF | 29 Jan 2021 | View |
| Scottish forestryConsultation Response | 13 Jan 2021 | View |
| Ownership certificateApplication Form · PDF | 9 Dec 2020 | View |
| Sections-proposedSuperseded drawing · PDF | 23 Nov 2020 | View |
| Sections -existingSuperseded drawing · PDF | 23 Nov 2020 | View |
| MasterplanSuperseded drawing · PDF | 23 Nov 2020 | View |
| Application pdfApplication Form · PDF | 23 Nov 2020 | View |
| Consultation response - sepaConsultation Response · PDF | 3 Nov 2020 | View |
| Request for flood risk assessmentCorrespondence | 31 Aug 2020 | View |
| Email from agentCorrespondence | 31 Aug 2020 | View |
| Transport statementSupporting Information · PDF | 31 Aug 2020 | View |
| Consultation response - sepaConsultation Response · PDF | 27 Aug 2020 | View |
| AnalysisApproved drawing · PDF | 29 Jun 2020 | View |
| Existing buildingsApproved drawing · PDF | 29 Jun 2020 | View |
| House detailsApproved drawing · PDF | 29 Jun 2020 | View |
| Mot-floorplansApproved drawing · PDF | 29 Jun 2020 | View |
| Location and block planApproved drawing · PDF | 29 Jun 2020 | View |
| Application pdfApplication Form · PDF | 29 Jun 2020 | 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.