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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Four Paddocks Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD
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Four Paddocks Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD
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View council mapMixed use of the site to include the following :-Class B8 storage of caravans, logs and trailers for a period of time exceeding than 10 years (since 2007); Class E(a) retail sales from the farm gate initially of home produced meats, eggs and logs now just logs (since 2007) E(g)(iii) cutting seasoned trees into logs and shavings for use as bedding for equines, both for a period of time exceeding 10 years since (2007); Class F2(c) recreational use of the land for a period of time exceeding 10 years since 2009 use of the land for camping and dog exercising/meets. C3(a) and C3( c),E residential use of the ground floor as a single residential dwelling and garden for a period exceeding 4 years since the end of 2014 beginning of 2015
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Officers recommendation reportOfficer / Committee Report · PDF | 22 Feb 2024 | View |
| Split dec - lawful dev cert (existing)Decision Notice · PDF | 22 Feb 2024 | View |
| Site Location PlanSite Location Plan · PDF | 24 Jun 2022 | View |
| Site Layout PlanSite Layout Plan · PDF | 7 Jun 2022 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.