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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54 The Birches Chapel Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DL
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| HH APPROVAL DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 2 Jun 2021 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 2 Jun 2021 | View |
| APPROVED SMP 02A PROPOSED ELEVATIONSApproved Drawing · PDF | 11 May 2021 | View |
| APPROVED SMP01A PROPOSED GF PLANApproved Drawing · PDF | 11 May 2021 | View |
| APPROVED SMP 05A PROPOSED ROOF SPACE FLOOR PLANApproved Drawing · PDF | 11 May 2021 | View |
| APPROVED SMP04A SECTION A-AApproved Drawing · PDF | 11 May 2021 | View |
| . CWMBRAN CCConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Apr 2021 | View |
| WELSH WATER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Apr 2021 | View |
| APPROVED SM/E/01 EXISTING GARAGE FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONSApproved Drawing · PDF | 30 Mar 2021 | View |
| APPROVED SM/E/03 LOCATION PLANApproved Drawing · PDF | 30 Mar 2021 | View |
| PLANNING APP FORMForms · PDF | 30 Mar 2021 | View |
| SM/P/02 PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 30 Mar 2021 | View |
| SM/P/01 PROPOSED GF PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 30 Mar 2021 | View |
| APPROVED SM/P/03 PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved Drawing · PDF | 30 Mar 2021 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.