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
Former Bank Of Scotland Building Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6NB
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Change of use from bank (class 2) and sub-division of ground floor to form one retail/office (class 1/2) unit and two restaurant/cafe (class 3) units, external cladding and formation of bin enclosures
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 18 Apr 2023 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 18 Apr 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.