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.
Council planning record
Lancashire County Engineering Services Council Depot Bescar Brow Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QH
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Lancashire County Engineering Services Council Depot Bescar Brow Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QH
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View council mapErection of 7no. new dwellings, all with private gardens, in-curtilage car parking and served by the existing crossover and a new internal access road, all following demolition of existing commercial buildings.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officers recommendation reportOfficer / Committee Report · PDF | 22 Feb 2023 | View |
| Decision-full planning refusedDecision Notice · PDF | 22 Feb 2023 | View |
| CempSurveys / Reports · PDF | 6 Sept 2022 | View |
| Access layoutOther Plans · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| Existing location and site planPlans · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| ProposedSite Layout Plan · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| Proposed interfacesPlans · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| Proposed boundary treatmentsPlans · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| Proposed house type aPlans · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| ProposedStreet Scene Plan · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| Proposed house type bPlans · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| Proposed house type cPlans · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| Electric vehicle chargingOther Plans · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| ExistingFloor Layout Plan · PDF | 12 Jul 2022 | View |
| Landscape PlanLandscape Plan · PDF | 11 Jul 2022 | View |
| Preliminary ecological appraisalSurveys / Reports · PDF | 11 Jul 2022 | View |
| CempSurveys / Reports · PDF | 11 Jul 2022 | View |
| Drainage PlanDrainage Plan · PDF | 11 Jul 2022 | View |
| HighwaysOther Plans · PDF | 11 Jul 2022 | View |
| Tree surveySurveys / Reports · PDF | 11 Jul 2022 | View |
| CempSurveys / Reports · PDF | 11 Jul 2022 | View |
| Noise impact assessmentSurveys / Reports · PDF | 11 Jul 2022 | View |
| Geo environmentalSurveys / Reports · PDF | 8 Jul 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.