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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6 Longacre Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5BT
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Council sourceProposed Rear Dormer and Change of Use of 6 Longacre from Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Class C2 (Residential Institutions) to operate the property as a children's care home for up to 3 children, aged 6 to 16 with care provided 24 hours a day. There will be two staff members at any given time on a 3:2 child to staff ratio, with a Manager and Deputy present too. (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CHILD RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 21 Aug 2025 | View |
| CIL RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| AMENDED FIRST FLOOR PLANPlanning File · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| AMENDED PROPOSED ELEVATIONSPlanning File · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| AMENDED SUPPORTED STATEMENT WITH NOISE MITIGATIONPlanning File · PDF | 25 Jul 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAYS RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 23 May 2025 | View |
| LCC CHILDRENS SERVICESConsultee Response · PDF | 9 May 2025 | View |
| LCC CHILDRENS SERVICESConsultee Response · PDF | 9 May 2025 | View |
| CILConsultee Response · PDF | 8 May 2025 | View |
| CILConsultee Response · PDF | 8 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDPlanning File · PDF | 22 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANPlanning File · PDF | 22 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANPlanning File · PDF | 22 Apr 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSPlanning File · PDF | 22 Apr 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANPlanning File · PDF | 22 Apr 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANPlanning File · PDF | 22 Apr 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANPlanning File · PDF | 22 Apr 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANPlanning File · PDF | 22 Apr 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.