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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Lawnswood Cottage Lawnswood Road Lawnswood Stourbridge South Staffordshire DY7 5QJ
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Lawnswood Cottage Lawnswood Road Lawnswood Stourbridge South Staffordshire DY7 5QJ
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View council mapUse as a residential childrens home (Class C2) for a maximum of three children, aged between 11 and 17 years. No more than two adult carers resident overnight at the premises at any one time. Carers would be rotated on a shift pattern in-line with operational and existing national guidelines/standards. A maximum of six cars will be parked on the site at any one time
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| BLOCK PLAN.PDFPlans and Drawings · PDF | 23 Mar 2016 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM.PDFApplication Form (Redacted) · PDF | 23 Mar 2016 | View |
| FLOOR PLAN.PDFPlans and Drawings · PDF | 23 Mar 2016 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN.PDFPlans and Drawings · PDF | 23 Mar 2016 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE.PDFDecision Notice · PDF | 23 Mar 2016 | View |
| OFFICER REPORT.PDFOfficer Report · PDF | 23 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.