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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Railway Institute Commercial Street Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JE
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 1 Mar 2016 | View |
| 1186_BD_07B SITE PLAN AS PROPOSED - UPDATED 18-1-16Drawing · PDF | 18 Jan 2016 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL PLANNING COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 18 Dec 2015 | View |
| ECOLOGY COMMENTS 23-11-15Consultee Comment · PDF | 23 Nov 2015 | View |
| CC COMMENTS 22-10-15Consultee Comment · PDF | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| HIGHWAYS COMMENTS 15-10-15Consultee Comment · PDF | 15 Oct 2015 | View |
| NRW COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Oct 2015 | View |
| PUBLIC HEALTH COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Oct 2015 | View |
| 1186_BD_01 SITE PLAN AS EXISTING_Drawing · PDF | 1 Oct 2015 | View |
| 1186_BD_02 FLOOR PLANS AS EXISTING_Drawing · PDF | 1 Oct 2015 | View |
| 1186_BD_03 ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING_Drawing · PDF | 1 Oct 2015 | View |
| 1186_BD_04 FLOOR PLANS AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 1 Oct 2015 | View |
| 1186_BD_05 ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 1 Oct 2015 | View |
| 1186_BD_06 ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 1 Oct 2015 | View |
| APP FORMSForms · PDF | 1 Oct 2015 | View |
| DASReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2015 | View |
| GWR CLUB BAT REPORT V2.0Report · PDF | 1 Oct 2015 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Oct 2015 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.