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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143 Rainford Road Rainford St Helens WA11 7QF
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143 Rainford Road Rainford St Helens WA11 7QF
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View council mapDischarge of conditions 1 (work begun in 3 years), 2 (follow original plans), 3 (materials), 4 (site investigation and risk assessment), 5 (Remediation Verification report), 6 (Mine shaft record), 7 (Mine shaft investigation), 8 (landscaping report), 12 (surface water report), 13 (Landscape plan), 14 (boundary report) on approval of P/2024/0314/FUL
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 14 Sept 2026 | View |
| UU RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| STATEMENT FROM APPLICANT ACCOMPANYING DRAINAGE PLANOther · PDF | 17 Apr 2026 | View |
| DRAINAGE PLANDrainage Information · PDF | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| UU RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| TREES AND WOODLANDS OFFICER RESPONSEConsultee Comment | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| MEAS RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
| EHO CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICER RESPONSEConsultee Comment | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| REVISED GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION REPORTOther · PDF | 21 Jan 2026 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITY RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| MINE SHAFT CAP VALIDATION LETTEROther · PDF | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICER COMMENTSConsultee Comment | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| THE COAL AUTHORITY RESPONSEConsultee Letter · PDF | 5 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTOther Plan · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLANOther | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| SUPERCEDED GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION REPORTOther · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| SUPERCEDED MINE SHAFT CAP FULL VALIDATION LETTEROther · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |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.