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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The Hawthorns 59 Crabtree Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RN
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Certificate of lawfulness - Proposed detached outbuilding to house gym and games room
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Cert of law (proposed) permittedDecision Notice · PDF | 29 Oct 2024 | View |
| Drainage planDrainage Plan · PDF | 24 Sept 2024 | View |
| Proposed - floor, elevations, and section.Plans · PDF | 8 Aug 2024 | View |
| The location planSite Location Plan · PDF | 8 Aug 2024 | View |
| Block plan of the siteSite Layout Plan · PDF | 8 Aug 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.