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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The Golden Lion 94 Lyon Street St Helens WA10 2RD
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The Golden Lion 94 Lyon Street St Helens WA10 2RD
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View council mapChange of use of existing public house ground floor (Sui Generis) to Class E(a) retail convenience store (off-licence) including internal refurbishment and reconfiguration of ground floor layout. Retention of associated flat at first-floor level for staff accommodation.
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| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTOfficer Report | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| AMENDED LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 19 Dec 2025 | View |
| AMENDED FRONT ELEVATIONOther Plan · PDF | 19 Dec 2025 | View |
| AMENDED SIDE ELEVATIONOther Plan · PDF | 19 Dec 2025 | View |
| AMENDED PROPOSED SITE PLANOther Plan · PDF | 19 Dec 2025 | View |
| EMAIL FROM APPLICANTCorrespondance from Agent/Applicant · PDF | 19 Dec 2025 | View |
| SEQUENTIAL ASSESSMENTOther | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| MINIMUM STANDARD ACCESSIBILITY ASSESSMENTOther | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| SUPERCEDED AMENDED CAR PARK PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANOther Plan · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAYS RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| SUPPORT COMMENTS REDACTEDPublic Comment · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| AIR QUALITY RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Nov 2025 | View |
| AMENDED LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| MASA AUDITOther · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| SUPERCEDED CAR PARK PLANOther · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| APPLICANT RESPONSE TO HIGHWAYS COMMENTSOther | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| PHOTO 1 ACCOMPANYING APPLICANT RESPONSE TO HIGHWAYS COMMENTSPhoto | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| PHOTO 2 ACCOMPANYING APPLICANT RESPONSE TO HIGHWAYS COMMENTSPhoto | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| EHO NOISE OFFICER RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAYS RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Nov 2025 | View |
| CONTAMINATED LAND RESPONSEConsultee Comment | 20 Nov 2025 | View |
| REVISED EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANSRevised Drawing · PDF | 7 Nov 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| SITE IMAGESOfficer Notes · PDF | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| SUPERCEDED EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANSOther Plan · PDF | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLANOther Plan · PDF | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED LOCATION PLANOther · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING DRAINAGE LAYOUTOther | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONSOther · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONSOther · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| DESIGN SPEC TO COMPLIANCEOther · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSOther · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK SCREENSHOT 01Other | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK SCREENSHOT 02Other | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK SCREENSHOT 03Other | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTSOther | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| FLOOD ASSESSMENTOther | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| GOLDEN LION PUB 3Other | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| GOLDEN LION PUB 4Other | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| GOLDEN LION PUB 5Other | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| THE CRICKETERS ARMS 02Other | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| THE CRICKETERS ARMS 01Other | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| COMMUNITY ASSET ASSESSMENTOther | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| COVER LETTEROther · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| GOLDEN LION PUB 1Other · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| GOLDEN LION PUB 2Other · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| GOLDEN LION PUB 6Other · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| OWNERSHIP STATEMENTOther · PDF | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| FIRE SAFETY STATEMENTOther | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY AND GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION STATEMENTOther | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTOther | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTOther | 25 Oct 2025 | View |
| EVIDENCE THAT THE PUB WAS ADVERTISED BUT DID NOT SUCCEED IN SELLINGOther | 25 Oct 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.