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
Drummersdale Mission Hall 61 Merscar Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RL
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Council sourceProposed Change of Use of existing Chapel building to residential use, remodel and refurbish to create a single dwelling house with associated garden curtilage and parking provision.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officers recommendation reportOfficer / Committee Report · PDF | 3 Nov 2023 | View |
| Decision-full planning - approvedDecision Notice · PDF | 3 Nov 2023 | View |
| Location planSite Location Plan · PDF | 19 Sept 2023 | View |
| Proposed site layout planSite Layout Plan · PDF | 19 Sept 2023 | View |
| Existing site layout planSite Layout Plan · PDF | 19 Sept 2023 | View |
| ProposedRoof Plan · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Proposed north and eastElevation Plan · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Proposed south and westElevation Plan · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Sections sh1Plans · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Sections sh2Plans · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Existing ground floor planFloor Layout Plan · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| ExistingRoof Plan · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Existing north and westElevation Plan · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Existing south and eastElevation Plan · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Existing loft floorFloor Layout Plan · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Existing sectionsPlans · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Proposed ground floor planFloor Layout Plan · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | View |
| Proposed first floor planFloor Layout Plan · PDF | 13 Sept 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.