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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4 Town Square Stevenage Herts SG1 1BP
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Council sourceChange of use from A1 (shops) and A2 (Professional & Financial Services) to Visitor Centre D1 (Non-residential Institutions)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 10 Jan 2019 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 7 Jan 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 10 Dec 2018 | View |
| DETAILED VISITOR CENTRE FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 10 Dec 2018 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 26 Nov 2018 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 26 Nov 2018 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 26 Nov 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 26 Nov 2018 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 26 Nov 2018 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.