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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Scotwaste Recycling Pond Industrial Estate Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
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Scotwaste Recycling Pond Industrial Estate Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
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View council mapImprovement of site infrastructure consisting of demolition of existing buildings, provision of new site surfacing and drainage, construction of buildings for treatment of mixed waste materials, offices & maintenance facilities, installation of additional weighbridge and weighbridge office, and increase in waste management capacity from 75,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes per annum
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| GRANT FULL PLANNING APPLICATIONDecision · PDF | 13 Feb 2023 | View |
| APPROVED PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Jan 2023 | View |
| HANDLING REPORTReport · PDF | 19 Jan 2023 | View |
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GRANT FULL PLANNING APPLICATIONConditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.